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The Effectiveness and Development of Online Discussions - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Asynchronous discussions are discussions that students can take part in at any time
      - asynchronous discussions have a number of benefits.
      - asynchronous discussions give the students more time to think about the topic being studied and to research more about it if they need to do so.
      - They can respond to posts made on the forum after they have had time to think about the topic and read what others have already contributed to the discussion
      - Students are able to log into their classes to view the questions and remarks made by other students and the instructor before making their own contribution.
      - asynchronous discussions is the fact that the discussions give the students more information and have a more meaningful analysis (Meyer, 2007).
      - It is easy for students to turn to outside resources to get more information about the topic being discussed and to be able to support their argument with scholarly work.
      - Research has found that students did the extra research before making a comment because they did not want to sound unintelligent in front of their colleagues, and they felt that they did not have enough background knowledge in the subject matter (Du, Zhang, Olinzock, & Adams, 2008).
    - - synchronous discussions require that the participants of the discussion all meet at the same time to talk about the issue at hand (Benson, 2003).
      - When instructors decide to use synchronous discussions, they are choosing an environment that is more similar to face-to-face discussions because the students and instructors are meeting at the same time.
      - In synchronous environments, students are able to work collaboratively and receive instant feedback. When an instructor uses a type of communication strategy that is more similar to face-to-face discussions, some people may be more inclined to open up to the possibility of having online discussions.
- - - - Will it be acceptable to make comments that encourage others, or should that be left to the instructor?
      - Are students encouraged to disagree with their colleagues on a certain issue, and if so, how does this have to be handled?
  - - - Meeting the deadline
        
        Excellent (5): The student made the required posts by the deadline set.
        
        Acceptable (3): The student made some of the required posts by the deadline set.
        
        Poor (1): The student did not post by the required deadline set.
      - Quality of work
        
        Excellent (5): The student has clearly thought about the material and has raised interesting solutions and/or problems.
        
        Acceptable (3): The student has written about the material, but has not offered information that was not already given in the text.
        
        Poor (1):The student has not reflected on the material, or the post made is irrelevant to the topic.
      - Mechanics
        
        Excellent (5): The post made does not contain grammatical or spelling errors.
        
        Acceptable (3): The post made contains very few grammatical and/or spelling errors.
        
        Poor (1): The post made contains several grammatical and/or spelling errors and is difficult to understand.