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Showing 1 to 20 of 63 for “"discussion forums"”.
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Topic mining and categorization in online discussion forums
Online Forums provide a useful way to engage in discussions about a wide variety of topics, as well as gather custom information for which an exact source may not be available, using a combination of knowledge and human interpretation. Usually forums have categories which cater to a particular …
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An analysis of help seeking in course discussion forums
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2022-11-11 without embargo terms
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An exploration of help-giving in online college course discussion forums
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2024-05-01
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An examination of gendered discourse in the discussion forums of online STEM courses
… potential gatekeeper to women’s online success: discussion forums. Although many scholars agree that discussion forums are important components of online courses because of the collaboration and community they foster, there are gaps in our understanding of the mechanisms behind how discussion …
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Harmony through disharmony in online communication : an investigation of rapport management in discussion forums from a perspective of situated learning
… in the context of language learning–related forums in two websites, Japan Reference and Reddit. In the intercultural contexts of these fora, the participants negotiate their beliefs and values about communication alongside learning language, which I suggest is a part of what they learn …
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An enterprise for magic, dragons, and Impalas: An evaluation of parasocial interactions and fan discourse in four genre fandom online discussion forums
… analyzes the presence of PSRs in the fandom forums of Star Trek, Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, and Supernatural. Additionally, this study conducted a preliminary content analysis evaluating the use of language to understand how fans are reinterpreting (Rabinowitz, 1985) text during discourse …
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An enterprise for magic, dragons, and Impalas: An evaluation of parasocial interactions and fan discourse in four genre fandom online discussion forums
… analyzes the presence of PSRs in the fandom forums of Star Trek, Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, and Supernatural. Additionally, this study conducted a preliminary content analysis evaluating the use of language to understand how fans are reinterpreting (Rabinowitz, 1985) text during discourse …
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A comparison of socially-motivated discussion forum models for learning management systems
… exploring the incorporation of sociallymotivated discussion forum models. This study proposes a Web-based application, which includes four different discussion forum models for LMSes, in order to test usability and student preferences. The purpose of this study was to compare two non-social …
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Utilizing forum meta-information to improve relevance in forum discovery
The World Wide Web is abundant with discussion forums about all sorts of topics, and it is becoming increasingly difficult for people to find quality forums about a certain topic in which to join. While many modern search engines crawl through discussion forums and return threads in various forums …
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Crowdsourcing Cognitive Presence: A Quantitative Content Analysis of a K12 Educator MOOC Discussion Forum
… opportunities to engage with content and discussion forums similar to other online courses. Pedagogical components of MOOCs and the nature of learning are worth of examining due to issues involving scale, interaction and the role of the instructor (Ross, Sinclair, Know, Bayne & McLeod, …
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The use of social media on mobile devices to support the co-reading of eTextbooks
… as PDFs on online portals with links to discussion forums for discussing the given resources. However, one major challenge is the lack of connection between the content being discussed and where it is discussed. Also, separating forums from their content leads to the discussion of topics …
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Learning sentiment and semantic relatedness in user generated content using neural models
Online review platforms and discussion forums are filled with insights that are critical to unlocking the value in user-generated content. In this thesis, we investigate two major Natural Language Processing (NLP) research areas: Aspect-Based Sentiment Analysis (ABSA) and Community Question …
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How does a Gamification Design Influence Students’ Interaction in an Online Course?
… and its influence on students’ interaction in discussion forums in terms of quantity, interaction dynamic, and interaction quality. The gamification design included a positive feedback system, contextualized in a narrative environment that was based on the original course project design. …
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The AlgoViz Project: Building an Algorithm Visualization Web Community
… The Portal also provides field reports, discussion forums, and other community-building mechanisms. The second website, OpenAlgoViz, is a SourceForge site intended to showcase exemplary AVs, as well as provide logistical and hosting support to AV developers.
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Living with Chordoma Online: A Thematic Analysis of User's Experiences in an Online Cancer Support Group
… increasingly popular to participate in online discussion forums centered on health-related topics. The goal of this research is to describe participants' experience of using an on-line forum focused on Chordoma, a rare form of cancer. Analysis of free-response questionnaires filled out by …
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Instructors’ and Students’ Experiences with Online Collaborative Learning in Higher Education
… documentation, synchronous and asynchronous discussion forums, and online observation. Findings from the study identified three essential conditions that were required to support online students’ collaboration: 1) building a safe environment; 2) helping students to feel comfortable; and 3) …
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Exploring the role of Web 2.0 applications in the acquisition of digital literacy by first-year students at a South African University of Technology
… applications and websites, including blogs, discussion forums, wikis, social media networks and social bookmarking. A sequential mixed-methods strategy was adopted in this study to collect both pre-course (quantitative) and post-course (qualitative) data from a purposive sample of 275 …
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A framework for finding and summarizing product defects, and ranking helpful threads from online customer forums through machine learning
… and popular Web-based applications, online discussion forums provide interactive platforms for users to exchange information and report problems. With the rapid growth of social networks and an ever increasing number of Internet users, online forums have accumulated a huge amount of valuable …
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Virtual communities of practice in simulation-based healthcare education: participation factors and content value assessment
… compared to VCoPs hosted as independent discussion forums. Qualitative analysis suggested that the perceived unmoderated and commercial nature of LinkedIn VCoPs may have driven low participation rates. Factors that were empirically associated with community participation rates included …
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