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The Use of Online Discussions to Enhance Face-to-Face Block Mode Teaching
Abstract
This paper is a case study of the use of web-based communication technologies in conjunction with block mode teaching. It describes how an online discussion forum increased the participation of students, and provided feedback to the instructor on student interaction, learning and understanding. The contribution of the paper is its description of the specific advantages, both to the instructor and the student, of supplementing block mode teaching with online discussions. Guidelines for setting up an online discussion forum in block mode teaching contexts are provided, highlighting those of particular relevance to the block mode context.
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