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Online Discussion -- Call for Papers
USM Communications Professor, Leanard Shedletsky is editing a feature on Online Course Discussions for Academic Exchange Quarterly. He has issued a Call for Papers. Here is the information:
| Academic Exchange Quarterly Winter 2012 Volume 16, Issue 4 Expanded issue up to 400+ pages. Articles on various topics plus the following special sections. |
| Online Course Discussion Feature Editor: Leonard Shedletsky, Professor University of Southern Maine |
Focus:
How can we help the teacher to understand online discussion—what variables are operating? What motives and attitudes are in play? What should the facilitator know and do to aid discussion in teaching online? What works and what doesn’t? What facilitates discussion online, what encourages collaborative meaning-making, what encourages productive, supportive, engaged discussion, and what fosters critical thinking.
Who May Submit: Teachers at all levels, graduate students, researchers.
Please identify your submission with the keyword: ONLINE-7
Submission deadline: August 1, 2012
Submission Procedure: http://rapidintellect.com/AEQweb/rufen1.htm
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