Cases on online discussion and interaction experiences and outcomes /

• Corporate Author: IGI Global.
• Other Authors: Aitken, Joan E., Shedletsky, Leonard, 1944-
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2010.
• Subjects: Forums (Discussion and debate); Information technology.; Critical thinking > Problems, exercises, etc.; Online communication courses; Blogs and wikis; Social dialogue; Social presence; Discourse analysis; Conversational structure; Communication interfaces; Electronic biographies; Online consultation forums
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess
• Physical Description: electronic texts (368 p. : ill.) : digital files.; Also available in print.
• Format: Mode of access: World Wide Web.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
• ISBN: 9781615208647 (ebook)
• Access: Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers.

Discussion, whether in online or face-to-face environments, is central to attaining and disseminating information. This book contains examples of online discussions in a variety of contexts and for a variety of purposes, allowing readers to understand what is likely to facilitate discussion online, what is likely to encourage collaborative meaning-making, what is likely to encourage productive, supportive, engaged discussion, and what is likely to foster critical thinking. The book assembles cases that address an array of research methods, online communication media, forms of expression, communication contexts, and philosophical perspectives.