<> "The repository administrator has not yet configured an RDF license."^^ . <> . . . "Towards a More Effective Engagement of Learners\r\nand Tutors in Online Discussion Forums"^^ . "Online discussion forums have the potential to add value to the total learning environment in\r\nopen distance learning. A study analysing more than a hundred online forums from twenty\r\ncourses offered by four faculties was conducted at the Open University Malaysia (OUM).\r\nThe study aimed to determine how effective online forums were in contributing to the blended\r\nlearning pedagogies adopted by the university. Using the Community of Inquiry model to\r\nevaluate the effectiveness of the forum discourse, the forums were examined to determine the\r\nextent of social presence, cognitive presence and teaching presence in the forums. The study\r\nalso looked at similarities and differences in interactions in the various forums. Several\r\ninteresting observations were made as a result of the analysis. One major observation made\r\nwas the need for tutors to be trained on how to field questions, pose questions and lead as well\r\nas moderate the discussions. The study was timely to ensure that online discussion forums\r\ncontribute further to the blended learning environment at OUM. (Authors' abstract)"^^ . "2008-10-14" . . . . . . . . . . ""^^ . "Mansor Fadzil"^^ . " Mansor Fadzil"^^ . . ""^^ . "Zoraini Wati Abas"^^ . " Zoraini Wati Abas"^^ . . "Open University Malaysia (OUM)"^^ . . . . . "The 22nd AAOU Annual Conference. “The New Development, New Trends and New Missions of Open and Distance Education in Asia and the World”."^^ . . . . . "Tianjin, China"^^ . . . . . . "Towards a More Effective Engagement of Learners\r\nand Tutors in Online Discussion Forums (Text)"^^ . . . . . "framework.pdf"^^ . . . "Towards a More Effective Engagement of Learners\r\nand Tutors in Online Discussion Forums (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "lightbox.jpg"^^ . . . "Towards a More Effective Engagement of Learners\r\nand Tutors in Online Discussion Forums (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "preview.jpg"^^ . . . "Towards a More Effective Engagement of Learners\r\nand Tutors in Online Discussion Forums (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "medium.jpg"^^ . . . "Towards a More Effective Engagement of Learners\r\nand Tutors in Online Discussion Forums (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "small.jpg"^^ . . . "Towards a More Effective Engagement of Learners\r\nand Tutors in Online Discussion Forums (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "indexcodes.txt"^^ . . "HTML Summary of #164 \n\nTowards a More Effective Engagement of Learners \nand Tutors in Online Discussion Forums\n\n" . "text/html" . . . "LC5201 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education"@en . . . "LG Individual institutions (Asia. Africa)"@en . .