IRMA-International.org: Creator of Knowledge
Information Resources Management Association
Advancing the Concepts & Practices of Information Resources Management in Modern Organizations

Task-Orientation Online Discussion: A Practical Model for Student Learning

Task-Orientation Online Discussion: A Practical Model for Student Learning
View Sample PDF
Author(s): Byron Harvard (Universiyt of West Florida, USA), Jianxia Du (Mississippi State University, USA)and Anthony Olinzock (Mississippi State University, USA)
Copyright: 2007
Pages: 13
Source title: Integrating Information & Communications Technologies Into the Classroom
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Lawrence A. Tomei (Robert Morris University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-258-9.ch010

Purchase

View Task-Orientation Online Discussion: A Practical Model for Student Learning on the publisher's website for pricing and purchasing information.

Abstract

A dynamic task-oriented online discussion model for deep learning in distance education is described and illustrated in this paper. Information, methods, and cognition, three general learning processes provide the foundation on which the model is based. Three types of online discussion are prescribed; flexible peer, structured topic, and collaborative task discussion. The discussion types are paired with tasks encouraging students to build on their adoptive learning, promoting adaptive learning and challenging their cognitive abilities resulting in deep learning. The online discussion model was applied during two semesters of an online multimedia design for instruction graduate level course. The strategies for creating dynamic discussion serve to facilitate online interactions among diverse learners and assist in the design of assignments for effective interactions. The model proposed and the strategies for dynamic task-oriented discussion provide an online learning environment in which students learn beyond the course goal.

Related Content

Vasanthi Reena Williams. © 2023. 13 pages.
Kiran Vazirani, Rameesha Kalra, Sunanda Vincent Jaiwant. © 2023. 17 pages.
Amandeep Singh, Jyoti Verma, Gagandeep Kaur. © 2023. 11 pages.
Ayodeji Ilesanmi. © 2023. 16 pages.
Nidhi Sheoran, Nisha, Kuldeep Chaudhary. © 2023. 23 pages.
Abin George, D. Ravindran, Monika Sirothiya, Mahendar Goli, Nisha Rajan. © 2023. 22 pages.
Deepa Sharma. © 2023. 16 pages.
Body Bottom