Albion, Peter R. and Weaver, Cathy M. (2006) Motivating learners to participate in online discussions: lessons from research for teacher preparation. In: 17th Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference (SITE 2006), 20-24 Mar 2006, Orlando, FL. United States.
Abstract
Online education is used widely across educational sectors for reasons including increased flexibility and improved learning opportunities. Significant investments have been made in provision of systems and software, and much has been written about instructional design and pedagogy in the new environments. Nevertheless, research suggests that the pedagogical potential of online education is not being fully realised and that preparation of instructors for working in the new environment should be a priority. Questions about what should be the content of such preparation arise. This paper responds to some of those questions by reporting on research about the motivation of learners for participating in online discussion and suggesting steps that online instructors may take to enhance motivation and participation for learning.
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| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Commonwealth Reporting Category E) (Paper) |
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| Refereed: | Yes |
| Item Status: | Live Archive |
| Additional Information: | Author's version deposited in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. 'Copyright by AACE. Reprinted from the Proceedings of the 17th International Conference of the Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education (SITE 2006) with permission of AACE (http://www.aace.org).' |
| Depositing User: | epEditor USQ |
| Faculty / Department / School: | Historic - Faculty of Education |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Oct 2007 00:33 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Feb 2015 02:42 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | motivation; online education; teacher education; student participation |
| Fields of Research : | 13 Education > 1303 Specialist Studies in Education > 130313 Teacher Education and Professional Development of Educators 13 Education > 1303 Specialist Studies in Education > 130306 Educational Technology and Computing 13 Education > 1303 Specialist Studies in Education > 130309 Learning Sciences |
| Socio-Economic Objective: | C Society > 93 Education and Training > 9301 Learner and Learning > 930103 Learner Development |
| URI: | http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/1034 |
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