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Cascade Model for Online Discussion Boards in an Online Learning Environment - V. Kumar, iJet
This report is an outcome of five years of higher education teaching and managing groups of students in an online learning environment. Some course management software allow users to create groups and add different links within each group that has been created by e-moderators. Distinct platforms with various sections can be formed within those links for any given project. Students, as well as instructors, can manage the project for 6 to 8 weeks, cascading one discussion board into one or multiple platforms. This provides better understanding of the project material due to the step-by-step layout of a given exercise, leading to increased group management and greater communication among the e-moderators, group leaders and group members. This report provides the step-by-step procedure for cascading one discussion board into various platforms to manage online group projects and provide a more controlled online environment for students in higher education.
  posted by Ray at 3/14/2010 12:01:00 AM permanent item link   

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