Pedagogical Features Influencing Instructional Activities in a Discussion Board Form

• In Event: D&D - Online Collaborations through Discussions and LMS Tools

Short Description

This research study focused on interactions between instructors and Blackboard (a Learning Management System) with specific attention on the discussion board forum. By comparing the existing discussion board forum with a newly designed forum within the same learning management system, the pedagogical features that influence instructional activities was studied. The findings indicate that instructors preferred a forum displaying student profile pictures and single-page, contiguous threaded posts.

Authors

• Cathryn Friel, University of Missouri

• Yanfei Ma, University of Missouri

• Wanli Xing, University of Missouri-Columbia