'Welcome to the online discussion group': towards a diagnostic framework for teachers

State and national curriculum authorities are increasingly encouraging students and teachers to use asynchronous online discussions to communicate both with known and unknown participants. In this paper, we offer a contribution towards the development of a framework that may help teachers design and...

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Published inThe Australian journal of language and literacy Vol. 29; no. 3; p. 210
Main Authors Love, Kristina, Isles, Merle
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Australian Literacy Educators' Association 01.10.2006
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Analysis
Electronic discussion groups
Australia
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Summary:State and national curriculum authorities are increasingly encouraging students and teachers to use asynchronous online discussions to communicate both with known and unknown participants. In this paper, we offer a contribution towards the development of a framework that may help teachers design and manage those online discussions concerned with expressing ideas and discussing alternative views about texts in subject English.
ISSN:1038-1562