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Interaction In Asynchronous Discussion Boards: A Campus-Wide Analysis To Better Understand Regular And Substantive Interaction, Crystal Gasell, Patrick R. Lowenthal, Lida Uribe-Flórez, Yu-Hui Ching
Interaction In Asynchronous Discussion Boards: A Campus-Wide Analysis To Better Understand Regular And Substantive Interaction, Crystal Gasell, Patrick R. Lowenthal, Lida Uribe-Flórez, Yu-Hui Ching
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Discussion boards can provide a glimpse into the regular and substantive interaction required in online courses. Advances in technology and an increased interest in learning analytics now provides researchers with billions of data points about instructor and student interaction within a learning management system (LMS). This study used LMS data to explore the frequency of interaction between instructors and students in discussion boards in online courses at one institution. Overall, 415 courses were analyzed spanning two semesters. Results from the study found that the average number of posts by an instructor was 32.9. The average instructor interaction was 1.49 instructor …