Using VoiceThread to facilitate students' engagement and social presence in online course discussions

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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate whether utilization of a CMC tool - VoiceThread - can help facilitate students' engagement and social presence in online course discussions. A comparative and analytical research on students' posting behaviors in two different online discussion settings was conducted. Although there was no significantly difference in the number of postings, participants generated more high-quality threads. And more social presence indicators were found when participants used VT for discussion.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationICCE 2018 - 26th International Conference on Computers in Education, Extended Summary Proceedings
EditorsMa. Mercedes T. Rodrigo, Maiga Chang, Hiroaki Ogata, Jie-Chi Yang, Yanjie Song, Lung-Hsiang Wong
PublisherAsia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education
Pages15-18
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9789869721417
StatePublished - 24 Nov 2018
Event26th International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2018 - Metro Manila, Philippines
Duration: 26 Nov 201830 Nov 2018

Publication series

NameICCE 2018 - 26th International Conference on Computers in Education, Extended Summary Proceedings

Conference

Conference26th International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2018
Country/TerritoryPhilippines
CityMetro Manila
Period26/11/1830/11/18

Keywords

  • Online discussion
  • Social presence
  • Student engagement

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