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Discourse Analysis Of Knowledge Construction In An Online Teacher Education Course, Elsa Richter
Discourse Analysis Of Knowledge Construction In An Online Teacher Education Course, Elsa Richter
Graduate College Dissertations and Theses
Peer discourse is a valuable tool for knowledge construction in the higher education classroom environment, and can sometimes be neglected in asynchronous online classes, which have become increasingly prevalent in the past several years. Students interact in different ways online than they do in person, which can affect the class dynamic and the way in which knowledge is constructed within it. Using Weinberger & Fischer’s (2005) Framework to Analyze Argumentative Knowledge Construction in Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, this single-case qualitative case study utilizes self-study, content analysis, and discourse analytic methods to investigate undergraduate students’ approaches to knowledge co-construction via discussion boards …
Internet Users’ Manual For English Language Teaching Professionals: Enjoyable Internet Understanding, Jack Bailey
Internet Users’ Manual For English Language Teaching Professionals: Enjoyable Internet Understanding, Jack Bailey
MA TESOL Collection
This paper serves as an overview of the Internet and its resources available to English Language Teaching professionals. The intended audience is both instructors new to Internet technologies as well as those well versed in the Net but looking for further resources. Initial sections give the reader a brief overview of the Internet, its history, and its most prominent component parts including e-mail, mailing lists, newsgroups and chat rooms. Primary emphasis is placed on the categorizing and description of key web sites most useful to English Language instructors and administrators. Each site listing contains addresses (URLs), general site descriptions and …