Designing asynchronous online discussion environments: Recent progress and possible future directions
Designing asynchronous online discussion environments: Recent progress and possible future directions
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1467-8535.2012.01330.x
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发表时间：
2013-05-01
影响因子：
6.6
通讯作者：
Franklin, Teresa
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作者：
Gao, Fei;Zhang, Tianyi;Franklin, Teresa
异步在线讨论环境是支持学习的重要平台。然而，研究表明，线程论坛（最流行的异步讨论环境之一）通常不能自然地促进富有成效的在线讨论。本文探讨了线程论坛的某些属性如何影响或限制了讨论的质量，并认为开发替代讨论环境是非常必要的，以便为异步在线通信提供更好的支持。使用高、王和孙开发的生产性在线讨论模型，我们分析了目前已经开发和研究的四种类型的异步讨论环境：约束环境、可视化环境、锚定环境和组合环境。本文对未来异步在线讨论环境的开发具有指导意义。更具体地说，未来的工作应该着眼于(1)探索支持不同学习目标的新环境，(2)整合新兴技术以解决当前环境的限制，(3)设计多功能环境以促进复杂的学习，(4)为这些环境制定适当的教学活动和策略。学员笔记：关于本主题的已知内容中心：异步在线讨论在促进学习方面起着重要作用。在传统的主题论坛中，很难培养出集中、互动和深入的异步讨论。研究人员已经研究了多种构建或促进异步在线讨论的方法。本文分析了线程论坛的现有特点如何制约了在线讨论的质量。本文概述了异步讨论环境的设计进展，并讨论了已经开发和研究的四种主要类型的异步讨论环境。本文对未来异步讨论环境的开发提出了建议。设计替代性的异步讨论环境对于提高在线讨论和交流的质量是必要的。需要设计新的异步讨论环境来满足不同的学习目标并促进复杂的学习。需要为现有的和新的在线讨论环境制定适当的教学策略。
Asynchronous online discussion environments are important platforms to support learning. Research suggests, however, threaded forums, one of the most popular asynchronous discussion environments, do not often foster productive online discussions naturally. This paper explores how certain properties of threaded forums have affected or constrained the quality of discussions, and argues that developing alternative discussion environments is highly needed to offer better support for asynchronous online communication. Using the Productive Online Discussion Model developed by Gao, Wang and Sun, we analyzed current work on four types of asynchronous discussion environments that have been developed and researched: constrained environments, visualized environments, anchored environments and combined environments. The paper has implications for developing future asynchronous online discussion environments. More specifically, future work should aim at (1) exploring new environments that support varied goals of learning, (2) integrating emerging technologies to address the constraints of current environments, (3) designing multifunctional environments to facilitate complex learning and (4) developing appropriate instructional activities and strategies for these environments. Practitioner Notes What is already known about this topic center dot Asynchronous online discussion plays an important role in facilitating learning. center dot It is hard to foster a focused, interactive and in-depth asynchronous discussion in traditional threaded forums. center dot Researchers have investigated multiple ways of structuring or facilitating asynchronous online discussions. What this paper adds center dot The paper analyzes how existing features of threaded forums constrain the quality of online discussion. center dot The paper identifies the progress made in designing alternative asynchronous discussion environments and discusses four major types of asynchronous discussion environments that have been developed and researched. center dot The paper provides suggestions for developing future asynchronous discussion environments. Implications for practice and/or policy center dot Designing alternative asynchronous discussion environments is necessary to improve the quality of online discussion and communication. center dot New asynchronous discussion environments need to be designed to meet varied learning goals and facilitate complex learning. center dot Appropriate instructional strategies need to be developed for both existing and new online discussion environments.