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Provides an up-to-date and comprehensive review of more than 50 research studies on online discussions
Completely dissects and analyzes nine contextualized case studies
Provides concrete examples for creating a productive online learning environment
Provides empirically-based guidelines to address challenges of online discussions
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Authors and Affiliations
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National Institute of Education, Learning Sciences and Technologies, Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang, Singapore
Khe Foon Hew
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, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
Wing Sum Cheung
About the authors
Dr. Cheung Wing Sum is an Associate Professor in the Learning Sciences and Technologies Academic Group at teh Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. . He is also the MAIDT Program Coordinator of LST. He was educated at Northern Illinois University where he rreceived undergraaduate degrees in  Management and Computer Science, an MS in Computer Science and an EdD in Curriculum & Supervision. His research areas of interest include: Asynchronous Online Discussion, E-Learning, Instructional Design, and Multimedia Design.
Dr Khe Foon Hew earned his doctorate in Instructional Systems Technology from Indiana University, Bloomington. He is currently with the Learning Sciences and Technologies academic group at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Dr. Hew's areas of research interest include: Online facilitation strategies; Student interaction & cognition in computer-supported environments; Online communities of practice; and Integrating Technologies in teaching and learning contexts.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Student Participation in Online Discussions
Book Subtitle: Challenges, Solutions, and Future Research
Authors: Khe Foon Hew, Wing Sum Cheung
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-2370-6
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, New York 2012
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-2369-0Published: 14 June 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-9414-1Published: 17 July 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-2370-6Published: 13 June 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 142
Topics: Educational Technology, User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction, Learning & Instruction