Communication dynamics: Discussion boards, weblogs and the development of communities of inquiry in online learning environments Export

@article{citeulike:87978, abstract = {Online learning environments (OLEs) are now critical to teaching and learning across Australian higher education. Their influence impacts on the availability of content, the design of courses and, perhaps most pedagogically significantly, the nature of communication. The discussion board is the ubiquitous communication tool within these OLEs and hence significantly shapes the kind of communication that takes place. In light of this, the degree to which a successful community of inquiry can be facilitated through the use of discussion boards is examined and compared to the possibilities afforded by weblogs in the same role. Weblogs, it is argued, offer new opportunities in the development of social, cognitive and teacher presence online and should be considered in the development of or alongside established OLEs.}, author = {Farmer, James}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 21st ASCILITE Conferenc}, citeulike-article-id = {87978}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://www.ascilite.org.au/conferences/perth04/procs/farmer.html}, keywords = {blog, community, distance-ed}, month = {December}, pages = {274--283}, posted-at = {2005-02-21 23:38:20}, priority = {0}, title = {Communication dynamics: Discussion boards, weblogs and the development of communities of inquiry in online learning environments}, url = {http://www.ascilite.org.au/conferences/perth04/procs/farmer.html}, year = {2004} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:87978 L3 - citeulike-article-id:87978 N2 - Online learning environments (OLEs) are now critical to teaching and learning across Australian higher education. Their influence impacts on the availability of content, the design of courses and, perhaps most pedagogically significantly, the nature of communication. The discussion board is the ubiquitous communication tool within these OLEs and hence significantly shapes the kind of communication that takes place. In light of this, the degree to which a successful community of inquiry can be facilitated through the use of discussion boards is examined and compared to the possibilities afforded by weblogs in the same role. Weblogs, it is argued, offer new opportunities in the development of social, cognitive and teacher presence online and should be considered in the development of or alongside established OLEs. EP - 283 TI - Communication dynamics: Discussion boards, weblogs and the development of communities of inquiry in online learning environments T2 - Proceedings of the 21st ASCILITE Conferenc SP - 274 KW - blog KW - community KW - distance-ed AU - Farmer, James PY - 2004/12// UR - http://www.ascilite.org.au/conferences/perth04/procs/farmer.html ER -