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Independent, synchronous and asynchronous an analysis of approaches to online concept formation

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ITiCSE '07: Proceedings of the 12th annual SIGCSE conference on Innovation and technology in computer science education

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https://doi.org/10.1145/1268784.1268827

Published: 25 June 2007 Publication History

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This paper compares and contrasts three different approaches to pre-class concept formation in an online computing course. In the initial third of the semester students made individual responses to sets of weekly pre-class tutorial style questions. In the following four weeks a virtual classroom was used to facilitate the synchronous construction of group responses to the same type of activities. In the final third of semester a wiki was used to provide an asynchronous means of composing group responses to the pre-class tutorial questions. The different patterns of student contribution and interaction that resulted from each mode are described. Implications for concept formation specifically and learning generally are discussed.

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Independent, synchronous and asynchronous an analysis of approaches to online concept formation
1. Applied computing
  1. Education
2. Social and professional topics
  1. Professional topics
    1. Computing education
      1. Computing education programs
        Computer science education

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ITiCSE '07: Proceedings of the 12th annual SIGCSE conference on Innovation and technology in computer science education

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ACM SIGCSE Bulletin Volume 39, Issue 3
Proceedings of the 12th annual SIGCSE conference on Innovation and technology in computer science education (ITiCSE'07)
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Young FMurray G(2017)Designing for Serious PlayMultidisciplinary Perspectives on Play from Birth and Beyond10.1007/978-981-10-2643-0_10(163-179)Online publication date: 3-Feb-2017
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Hai-Jew SMcHaney R(2013)ELATEwikiDigital Rights Management10.4018/978-1-4666-2136-7.ch045(929-951)Online publication date: 2013
https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2136-7.ch045
McHaney RHai-Jew S(2010)ELATEwikiCases on Digital Technologies in Higher Education10.4018/978-1-61520-869-2.ch001(1-23)Online publication date: 2010
https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-869-2.ch001

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