Share Paper: Making Engagement Visible: Analyzing Online Discussion with Dyadic Interaction Patterns

  1. Hon Jie Teo, New York City College of Technology, United States
  2. Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech, United States
Friday, April 10 2:15-2:30 PM Room 2 - https://tinyurl.com/room2site

Abstract: The integration of online discussion forums into coursework has been found to promote student collaboration, higher order thinking skills and engage learners in meaningful learning. In particular, discussion forums have been proven to be effective learning platforms to facilitate knowledge construction and creation. Taking a research-informed approach towards understanding the dynamics and drivers of knowledge construction, this study examines the dyadic interactions in initial phases of discussions involving technology teacher candidates. The sequence of discussion content creation and the patterns of interactions that took place between learners in an online discussion forum were analyzed to assess the quality of knowledge ...