Giving voice to students and teacher: Uncovering collaboration difficulties and coping strategies in asynchronous online discussion

• Main Author: Wong, Shin Pyng *
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: LB Theory and practice of education; P Philology. Linguistics; PE English
• Online Access: http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/172/1/Wong%20Shyn%20Ping%20-%20Giving%20Voice%20to%20Students%20and%20Teacher.pdf; http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/172/
• Institution: Sunway University

Asynchronous online discussions such as forums, social networking sites and wikis have been widely used in various educational institutions. Some even utilise asynchronous online discussion as assessment of coursework. It is indicated in numerous studies that asynchronous online discussion can impro...