cnie2008 effects of face to face meetings on discussion boards christine brown
DESCRIPTION
Presentation at CNIE2008 in Banff on the effects of face to face meetings on discussion board postings.TRANSCRIPT
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Agenda
• Study details
• Community of Inquiry
• Discussion board analysis
• How students wrote
• What students wrote
• Some observations
• Questions?
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Study Details
• University in a large Canadian city
• School of Business
• 45 students in each of 2 sections
• Random assignment to 2 classes
• Blended learning – definition– 3 face-to-face meetings
• Course management system
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Garrison, D. R., Anderson, T., & Archer, W. (2000). Critical inquiry in a text-based environment: Computer conferencing in higher education. The Internet and Higher Education, 2(2-3), 87-105
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Discussion Board Analysis
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Discussion Board Analysis
• 356 postings– 191 by the experimental group– 165 by the control group
• FAQ – 30 by the experimental group– 69 by the control group
• Introductions– 28 by the experimental group– 39 by the control group
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Discussion board postings
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Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level• Developed by US Government Department of
Defense as a standard test
• Looks at– Number of words per sentence
– Number of syllables per word
• Used as a numerical indication of the complexity of a piece of writing (eg. 9.8 – grade 9 level)
• Lowest -3.6 and highest is 13
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Results: How students wrote
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Community of Inquiry ModelCognitive Presence
• Triggering Event – Recognize problem, express puzzlement
• Exploration– Divergence, information exchange, brainstorming
• Integration– Convergence, connecting ideas, suggesting solutions
• Resolution and Application– Application to real world problems, defend solutions
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Triggering Event
Exploration Integration Resolution and Application
Experimental 14 307 11 0
Control 33 372 8 11
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Community of Inquiry ModelSocial Presence
• Affective– Emotions, humor, self-disclosure, emoticons
• Open Communication– Continuing threads, quoting or referring to others’
messages, asking questions
– complimenting, expressing agreement
• Group Cohesion– Vocatives, inclusive postings, personal salutations
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Affective Open Communication
Group Cohesion
Experimental 24 38 36
Control 7 29 35
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Posting content –Discussion Forum
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Results: What students wrote
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Interesting bits …
• One-offs– 2 instances of swearing
– 2 instances of insulting/sarcastic postings
– 1 instance of student suggesting a solution to another student
• Consent forms