Building confidence in using online learning forums
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Contents

  • Introduction
    • Why is this course important?
  • Introduction
  • 1 What is your experience of using online learning forums?
  • 2 Pros and cons of online forums
  • 3 Reflecting on student experiences of online learning forums
  • 4 Summary of Session 1
  • Introduction
  • 1 Changing the story of writing
  • 2 Thinking about your story of writing
  • 3 What is playful writing?
    • 3.1 Why is playful writing a good story for forum writing?
    • 3.2 Putting messy play into forums
  • 4 Making forums into a playful space
    • 4.1 Playing with materials
    • 4.2 Playing with sections of text
    • 4.3 Playing with images
    • 4.4 Playing with experiences
  • 5 Summary of Session 2
  • Introduction
  • 1 Participating in online forums means reading too
  • 2 Starting out: introducing yourself on an online learning forum
  • 3 Using your time wisely
  • 4 Introducing yourself on an online learning forum
  • 5 Getting the conversation going: starting your own thread
  • 6 Keeping the conversation going – replying to other people
  • 7 Keeping the conversation moving forward
  • 8 Thinking about the audience
  • 9 Summary of Session 3
  • Introduction
  • 1 Netiquette
    • 1.1 Features of good netiquette
  • 2 Managing barriers that may reduce contributions to online forums
    • 2.1 Overcoming the barriers to contributing to forums
  • 3 Addressing your barriers
  • 4 Taking time to respond appropriately
  • 5 Reflecting on your learning
  • 6 Summary of Session 4
  • References
  • Acknowledgements

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