Not exact matches
Other
online methods (
such as group projects and
discussion boards) are somewhat tedious and difficult to use.
Still, other courses incorporate social elements,
such as
online discussion boards, or, if games are being used in training, a public leaderboard that allows all the employees to see each others» scores.
Whether directly (purely
online) or in a hybrid fashion (a residential course that uses a learning - management system to do basic administrative work or more sophisticated tasks
such as assessments or
discussion boards), faculty and learners are working in a new kind of classroom.
Many studies that examine the differences between face - to - face conversations and exchanges on
online discussion boards have investigated the experiences of adult populations,
such as graduate students (Meyer, 2003; Wang & Woo, 2007) and preservice teachers (Larson & Keiper, 2002).
Many
online critique sites use technology,
such as inline commenting, critique deadlines, private
discussion boards, notifications, and writer profiles, to enhance the writing group process.
Social media is the term used for an
online platform
such as LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook or any other community
discussion board, where individuals can post information, exchange ideas and comment.
Some patients may also find
online forums supportive,
such as the bipolar forum on BlueBoard (http://blueboard.anu.edu.au), a
discussion board monitored by researchers at the Australian National University.