The increasingly prevalent use of Internet in schools and homes has resulted in
asynchronous online discussion becoming an increasingly common means to facilitate …

Most studies on traditional asynchronous online discussion suggest that facilitating
dialogue, that is, commenting forum activities, result in better learning and performance …

Previous research studies on how to promote student participation in asynchronous online
discussions have largely focused on the role of the instructor or tutor as facilitators. Not many …

Asynchronous discussions are typically considered an essential aspect of online case-
based learning. While instructors implement discussions to support a variety of instructional …

In this paper, we share two blended learning approaches used at the National Institute of
Education in Singapore. We have been using these two approaches in the last twelve years …

Discussions play an important role in supporting problem solving during case-based
instruction (CBI). Yet, little research has considered how students purposefully use online …

The use of online learning is growing very fast in universities. Consequently, understanding
how to promote student contribution in asynchronous online discussions, which is …

This study adopted a qualitative case-study approach to examine the attitudes, experiences,
and perceptions of undergraduate students who were enrolled in an online, collaborative …

Asynchronous online discussion (AOD) is an essential component of blended learning, and
role assignment and timing are two important discussion design considerations. With the …

The ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact upon education
across multiple sectors, fields and disciplines. Campus closures, strict self-isolation and …