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Producing Increased Interaction and Critical Thinking in the College Classroom: In Search of Authentic Online Discussion  IGI Global Online Symposium Series. Producing Increased Interaction and Critical Thinking in the College Classroom: In Search of Authentic Online Discussion 

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  1. Producing Increased Interaction and Critical Thinking in the College Classroom: In Search of Authentic Online Discussion IGI Global Online Symposium Series Producing Increased Interaction and Critical Thinking in the College Classroom: In Search of Authentic Online Discussion  IGI Global Online Symposium Series Hosted by: Dr. Leonard Shedletsky, Professor of Communication at the University of Southern Maine, USADate: Monday, April 18, 2011Time: 4:10 pm (EST)  Lecture notes available at: http://media.usm.maine.edu/~lenny/igi_symposium.docx

  2. POLL QUESTIONS QUESTION 1 This question is for teachers of online courses: Have you been satisfied with discussion in your online classes? A. YES B. NO C. Once in a while D. RARELY

  3. QUESTION 2 • This question is for teachers of online courses: Have your online students responded to one another in a meaningful way? A. No B. Yes C. Once in a while D. Rarely

  4. QUESTION 3 • This question is for students of online courses: 3. Have your online course discussions been important to your learning or have you found them generally to be busy work? • They have been important to my learning • Busy work • A mix, close to 50/50 • It’s just a chore to be done

  5. QUESTION 4 • For both teachers and students: 4. Do you believe there is something the teacher can do to facilitate online discussions so that the discussions are authentic, interactive and comprised of high quality, text-related posts? A. Yes B. No

  6. Besides how to discuss, we need to decide why to discuss?

  7. A CLAIM • The amount and the quality of online discussion is quite poor.

  8. VIDEO: STRUGGLING TO DISCUSS • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abnRXH1IBCg&feature=player_embedded - at=13 • http://media.usm.maine.edu/~lenny/get_discuss.mov

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