Computer supported collaborative learning using CLARE: the approach and experimental findings
CSCW '94 Proceedings of the 1994 ACM conference on Computer supported cooperative work
The dynamics of mass interaction
CSCW '98 Proceedings of the 1998 ACM conference on Computer supported cooperative work
An analysis of growth patterns in computer conferencing threads
CSCL '99 Proceedings of the 1999 conference on Computer support for collaborative learning
Information ecology of collaborations in educational settings: influence of tool
CSCL '97 Proceedings of the 2nd international conference on Computer support for collaborative learning
International Journal of Business Intelligence and Data Mining
How does students' motivation relate to peer-moderated online interactions?
CSCL'09 Proceedings of the 9th international conference on Computer supported collaborative learning - Volume 1
VECIMS'09 Proceedings of the 2009 IEEE international conference on Virtual Environments, Human-Computer Interfaces and Measurement Systems
Learner readiness for online learning: Scale development and student perceptions
Computers & Education
The student experience of a collaborative e-learning university module
Computers & Education
Journal of Computer Assisted Learning
Online Interaction Between On-Campus and Distance Students: Learners' Perspectives
International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching
Influence of group size on students' participation in online discussion forums
Computers & Education
Computers in Human Behavior
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Previous research studies on how to promote student participation in asynchronous online discussions have largely focused on the role of the instructor or tutor as facilitators. Not many investigated student facilitation. This article reports a qualitative study examining the facilitation techniques used by student facilitators to attract their course mates to participate in asynchronous online discussions. Data were collected from the students' reflection logs and students' online postings. To explore the extent to which student participation in an online discussion forum is successful, we looked at the depth of discussion threads. We deemed a student facilitator to have successfully attracted other students to participant if the discussion threads had a depth of six or more levels of students' postings. We then examined in detail and reported the facilitation techniques that were exhibited by the student facilitators. Results showed that seven facilitation techniques were employed; the most frequently used were Socratic questioning and sharing personal opinions or experiences. We end by exploring potential implications for practice and for future research.