Good Quality Discussion is Necessary but Not Sufficient in Asynchronous Tuition: A Brief Narrative Review of the Literature
Online learning is a growing field of education with a corresponding increase in the use of asynchronous discussion. Asynchronous discussion is a form of interaction that is mediated rather than direct and where there is a time lag in the interactions between discussants. In this paper we conducte...
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| description | Online learning is a growing field of education with a corresponding increase in the use of asynchronous discussion. Asynchronous discussion is a form of interaction that is mediated rather than direct and where there is a time lag in the interactions between discussants. In this paper we conducted a brief narrative review of the literature on asynchronous discussion. We argue, initially, that discussion is necessary, but not sufficient, for successful pedagogic outcomes and more so in the case of online learning. We identified agreement in the literature on what can be considered the key factors for successful asynchronous discussion. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-914febd9ce26416191232e6da3cc7cf22024-02-03T08:25:33ZengOnline Learning ConsortiumOnline Learning2472-57492472-57302014-06-0118210.24059/olj.v18i2.399Good Quality Discussion is Necessary but Not Sufficient in Asynchronous Tuition: A Brief Narrative Review of the LiteratureWilliam James Fear0Andrew Erikson-Brown1Birkbeck Department of Organizational Psychology Birkbeck College University of London Malet Street London w.fear@bbk.ac.ukDepartment of Organizational Psychology Birkbeck College University of London Malet Street LondonOnline learning is a growing field of education with a corresponding increase in the use of asynchronous discussion. Asynchronous discussion is a form of interaction that is mediated rather than direct and where there is a time lag in the interactions between discussants. In this paper we conducted a brief narrative review of the literature on asynchronous discussion. We argue, initially, that discussion is necessary, but not sufficient, for successful pedagogic outcomes and more so in the case of online learning. We identified agreement in the literature on what can be considered the key factors for successful asynchronous discussion.https://olj.onlinelearningconsortium.org/index.php/olj/article/view/399Asynchronous discussionnarrative review |
| spellingShingle | William James Fear Andrew Erikson-Brown Good Quality Discussion is Necessary but Not Sufficient in Asynchronous Tuition: A Brief Narrative Review of the Literature Online Learning Asynchronous discussion narrative review |
| title | Good Quality Discussion is Necessary but Not Sufficient in Asynchronous Tuition: A Brief Narrative Review of the Literature |
| title_full | Good Quality Discussion is Necessary but Not Sufficient in Asynchronous Tuition: A Brief Narrative Review of the Literature |
| title_fullStr | Good Quality Discussion is Necessary but Not Sufficient in Asynchronous Tuition: A Brief Narrative Review of the Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Good Quality Discussion is Necessary but Not Sufficient in Asynchronous Tuition: A Brief Narrative Review of the Literature |
| title_short | Good Quality Discussion is Necessary but Not Sufficient in Asynchronous Tuition: A Brief Narrative Review of the Literature |
| title_sort | good quality discussion is necessary but not sufficient in asynchronous tuition a brief narrative review of the literature |
| topic | Asynchronous discussion narrative review |
| url | https://olj.onlinelearningconsortium.org/index.php/olj/article/view/399 |
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