Create Structured Discussion Prompt to Reduce Ambiguity, Reinforce Purpose, and Promote Discourse
Strategy Description
Asynchronous online teaching is fundamentally a communications challenge. What is gained in online learning by extending access through a Web-based LMS is offset by the loss of the immediacy and semantic richness of in-person instructional communication (Daft, R. L., & Lengel, R. H., 1986; Moore, M., 1993). In online discussion forums, students, in isolation, are often put in the position of producing a response based entirely on their own interpretation of the instructor’s text-based assignment prompt.
Date Created
10-24-2019
Pedagogical Category
Interaction
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Recommended Citation
Covello, Steve, "Create Structured Discussion Prompt to Reduce Ambiguity, Reinforce Purpose, and Promote Discourse" (2019). Teaching Online Pedagogical Repository. 48.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/topr/48
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