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Fostering Interactive Discussions

Fostering Interactive Discussions. Brian Newberry. 1. Topic Introduction For the Purposes of the Session, a Discussion Is a Course Activity Where Two or More People Exchange Ideas and/or Information This Presentation Will: Review Some of the Literature Related to the Topic

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Fostering Interactive Discussions

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  1. Fostering Interactive Discussions Brian Newberry 1

  2. Topic Introduction • For the Purposes of the Session, a Discussion Is a Course Activity Where Two or More People Exchange Ideas and/or Information • This Presentation Will: • Review Some of the Literature Related to the Topic • Review Some Reasons for Using Discussions • Present Suggestions for Increasing the Success of Discussions 2

  3. Literature Review Daft, R. L., & Lengel, R. H. (1984). Information richness: A new approach to managerial behavior and organizational design. Research in Organizational Behavior,6, 191-233. Moore, M. G. (1989). Three types of interaction. The American Journal of Distance Education,3(2), 1-6. Short, J. Williams, E. & Christie, B. (1976) The social psychology of telecommunications. London: Wiley. Tiene, D. (2000). Online discussions: A survey of advantages and disadvantages compared to face-to-face discussions. Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 9(4), 369-382. Trevino, L., Lengel R., & Daft, R. (1987). Media symbolism, media richness, and media choice in organizations. Communications Research,14(5), 553-574. Weiss, R. (2000). Humanizing the Online Classroom. New Directions for Teaching Learning; Winter 2000 Issue 84, p47-51. 3

  4. Expert Commentary: Purposes for Discussions • Student to Student Interaction • Reduce Anxiety or Feelings of Social Isolation • Icebreaker/introduction • Reduce Instructor Workload • Divide Large Classes Into Separate Discussion Groups. Have a Designated Member of Each Group Write an Executive Summary • Student to Instructor Interaction • Increase Instructor Immediacy/Presence • Guidance and Motivation • Student to Content Interaction • Sharing of Perspective • Developing Shared Vocabulary • Collaboration • Peer Review • Chapter Summaries/discussion Questions • Literature Reviews • Debates • Case Studies 4

  5. Expert Commentary:Promoting Discussion • Make Discussions a Graded Activity • Instructor Presence Is Important, Use Both Recognition and Shaping of Students Contributions • Model Appropriate Discussion Behavior • Communicate Expectations Clearly • Promote Early Engagement, Procrastination Is a Big Issue With Online Interaction • Show Students How to Project Themselves Into the Communication (Emoticons, Parenthetical Comments, Etc.) 5

  6. Conclusion And Questions • Interaction • Instructor Presence • Modeling and Shaping • Choose Appropriate Technology 6

  7. Fostering Interactive Discussions Brian Newberry newberry@csusb.edu 7

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