Examining an Instructor’s Online Interaction and Participation in a Ning Online Discussion Forum

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Short Description

An experienced online instructor’s online discussion design, online interaction, and discussion participation is analyzed within a Ning-based online forum. Opsahl’s network measures and tools are utilized to analyze the instructor-student interaction and the discussion participation. Based on the network analysis results, we propose implications for online instructors to improve online discussion design and facilitation in order to foster an engaging online learning experiences and to build an interactive online learning community.

Authors

• Fan Ouyang, University of Minnesota

• Cassandra Scharber, University of Minnesota