The Role of Comments' Controversy in Large-Scale Online Discussion Forums

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adithya Aggarwal ◽  
Claudia López ◽  
I-Han Hsiao
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Online Discussion ◽  
Discussion Forums ◽  
Online Discussion Forums

scholarly journals ROLE OF ONLINE DISCUSSION FORUMS IN ENHANCING USERS’ COGNITIVE SKILLS

2021 ◽  
pp. 307
Author(s):  
Charles Ononiwu
Keyword(s):  
Learning Process ◽  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
Online Discussion ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Classroom Interaction ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Metacognitive Skills ◽  
Discussion Forums ◽  
Online Discussion Forums

The study examines the role of online discussion forums (ODFs) in the learning process, using Garrison, Anderson and Archer's (2000) Community of Inquiry (CoI) model, particularly on the development of metacognitive skills, higher-order thinking skills and collaborative learning, all of which provide the impetus for workplace skills, such as analytical skills and teamwork. To achieve that, the study adopts the qualitative content analysis method to examine learners’ text submissions in the ODF. An ODF was set up on www.easyclass.com (an online learning management system), and students were invited to post their submissions in the forum bi-weekly for three months. A series of prompts from the course instructor were given to the learners in the ODF bi-weekly after the f2f classroom interaction. The prompts were designed to elicit students' responses, which would provide evidence of students’ learning, such as application of theory to practice, the abstraction of major ideas from a text, appropriate inferences and synthesis of ideas, etc. The analysis of the findings demonstrated evidence of metacognitive awareness, which was facilitated by the asynchronous nature of the discussion forum, as it gives learners sufficient time to engage in thorough research and careful thought before posting their submission. The findings also demonstrated that peer-to-peer knowledge dissemination is best stimulated using the ODF, as it gives learners opportunities to participate actively and to collaborate with their peers in the learning process.

Finding Meaning in Online, Very-Large Scale Conversations

2011 ◽  
pp. 307-327 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian K. Smith ◽  
Priya Sharma ◽  
Kyu Yon Lim ◽  
Goknur Kaplan Akilli ◽  
KyoungNa Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Online Communities ◽  
Analytical Methods ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Virtual Communities ◽  
Online Discussion ◽  
Discussion Forums ◽  
Online Discussion Forums ◽  
Networking Technologies ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Different Levels

Computers and networking technologies have led to increases in the development and sustenance of online communities, and much research has focused on examining the formation of and interactions within these virtual communities. The methods for collecting data and analyzing virtual online communities, especially very large-scale online discussion forums can be varied and complex. In this chapter, we describe two analytical methods—qualitative data analysis and Social Network Analysis (SNA)–that we used to examine conversations within ESPN’s Fast Break community, which focuses on fantasy basketball sports games. Two different levels of analyses—the individual and community level—allowed us to examine individual reflection on game strategy and decision-making as well as characteristics of the community and patterns of interactions between participants within community. The description of our use of these two analytical methods can help researchers and designers who may be attempting to analyze and characterize other large-scale virtual communities.

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