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OPTIONAL: If you wish, choose one or more of these resources to explore further:
Discussions: Importance, Design, Facilitation, and Evaluation
- A website created by Tracey Smith of Lewis and Clark College, hosted on the Illinois Online Network
If You Build It, They Will Come: Building Learning Communities Through Threaded Discussions - An oft-cited, informative article by Edelstein & Edward that also includes a rubric
Facilitating Online Discussions Effectively - An overview of the literature about designing and facilitating online discussions, by Alfred P. Rovai of Regent University (you may need to provide your Boise State login)
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OPTIONAL: If you wish, read any of the following to learn more:
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- - A blog post by Mary Beth Hertz
Peer-to-Peer Collaboration Tool: Google+ Hangouts - By the Team Sprocket Assessment Tool Box, a collaborative project at the University of Wisconsin - Stout
7 Things You Should Know About Skype - A 2-page document from EDUCAUSE that outlines considerations for using Skype for synchronous discussions
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OPTIONAL: If you wish, explore any of these resources to learn more about blogs:
Blogs in Plain English (2:48 minutes) - A video by the Common Craft Show, which is well-known for creating short videos that explain a variety of tools and concepts
What are Blogs? (1:37 minutes) - A video by Alan Wayman
- A collection of blogs by online students at the University of Liverpool
7 Things You Should Know About Blogs - A 2-page document from EDUCAUSE that outlines considerations for using blogs for personal learning experiences
References
Bodrero, R. (2012, July 23). Google+Hangouts in online education: A capable, low cost solution. (Links to an external site.) Learning Solutions Magazine. Retrieved from http://www.learningsolutionsmag.com/articles/972/google-hangouts-in-online-education-a-capable-low-cost-solution
Common Craft Show (2013). Blogs in plain English. (Links to an external site.) [Video file] Retrieved from httphttps://www.commoncraft.com/video/blogs
Edelstein, S. & Edwards, J. (2002, April). If you build it, they will come: Building learning communities through threaded discussions. (Links to an external site.) eLearn eLearn Magazine. Retrieved from httphttps://elearnmag.acm.org/featured.cfm?aid=566829&emailsent=1&CFID=41424174&CFTOKEN=83420119
EDUCAUSE (2005). 7 things you should know about blogs. (Links to an external site.) [PDF] Retrieved from httphttps://netlibrary.educause.edu/irresources/library2005/pdf/ELI7006.pdf9/7-things-you-should-know-about-blogs
EDUCAUSE (2007). 7 things you should know about Skype. (Links to an external site.) [PDF] Retrieved from httphttps://netlibrary.educause.edu/irresources/library2005/pdf/ELI7032.pdf9/7-things-you-should-know-about-blogs
Hertz, M. (2013, February 1). How educators and schools can make the most of Google Hangouts (Links to an external site.). [Blog post] Retrieved from httphttps://www.edutopia.org/blog/educators-schools-google-hangouts-mary-beth-hertzReiss, D. (2003). Educational Weblogs and resources/acknowledgments (Links to an external site.). Retrieved from http://www.wordsworth2.net/writing/weblogresource.htm (Links to an external site.)
Rovai, A. (2007). Facilitating online discussion effectively. Internet and Higher Education, 10(1), 77-88. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.iheduc.2006.10.001
Smith, T. (2002). Discussions: importance, design, facilitation, and evaluation (Links to an external site.). Retrieved from http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/resources/pointersclickers/2002_11/index.aspevaluation.
Team Sprocket Assessment Tool Box. (2012). Peer to peer collaboration tool: Google + Hangout. (Links to an external site.) Retrieved from https://sites.google.com/site/teamsprocketassessmenttoolbox/home/introduction/quiz-test-maker-tool-classmarker/reflection-tool-live-journal/peer-to-peer-collaboration-tool-google-hangoutsUniversity of Liverpool. (n.d). University Student Blog. (Links to an external site.) Retrieved from http://www.university-liverpool-online.com/online-learning/student-blog
Wayman, A. (Producer). (2007, January 29) What are blogs? (Links to an external site.) [Video file] httphttps://wwwyoutu.youtube.combe/watchuWaSLE1CELc?vfeature=uWaSLE1CELcshared