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Online formal course meetings

Online formal course meetings. Dr Jon Dron ( jon.dron@brighton.ac.uk ) Dr Judith Masthoff (judith.masthoff@brighton.ac.uk) University of Brighton. Pause. Sigh here. About the course. eSystems Foundation Degree Taught mainly online

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Online formal course meetings

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  1. Online formal course meetings Dr Jon Dron (jon.dron@brighton.ac.uk) Dr Judith Masthoff (judith.masthoff@brighton.ac.uk) University of Brighton

  2. Pause Sigh here

  3. About the course • eSystems Foundation Degree • Taught mainly online • Work-based/work-related learning: all students work, mostly full time • Distributed cohorts, teaching divided among FE colleges • Very difficult to arrange meetings that suit everyone!

  4. The online environment • Custom-built MLE combining Lotus Domino, ASP, PHP and plain HTML components • Most learning through asynchronous forums (AKA teamrooms) • All staff and students very familiar with online communication

  5. Course board constraints • Simple and quick to implement • Fitting the regulations • Asynchronous and asyntopic

  6. Courseboard implementation • Asynchronous threaded forum (teamroom) • Lasts for a week • Agenda items=categories • Moderated and summarised by courseleader • All students can view, only reps can post • Votes taken as simple message postings • Messages posted affirming attendance

  7. Search and navigation options Courseboard in progress… Alternative views – by date, poster, threaded, by category Agenda items (categories)

  8. Good news • Issues discussed in depth • Whole process visible to all (reps can’t pursue own agendas) • Unequivocal record of proceedings • Free from time and place restrictions • Greater student involvement: levelling of the field

  9. Page impressions Postings Usage patterns

  10. The bad news • Non-linear, parallel discussions • Limitations of hierarchies • Time-consuming to catch up • Unequal investment of time • Hard to reach consensus • Points made near the end discussed less • Discussion hogs • Misclassifications • No tacit cues

  11. New directions • Social navigation • Weightings by frequency of reading, novelty, importance of sender • Ratings to reduce prominence of over-talkative/under-rated participants • Content filtering • Decision support – simplified voting

  12. Thank you • Jon Dron jon.dron@brighton.ac.uk • Judith Masthoff judith.masthoff@brighton.ac.uk

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