No need to read messages right now: Helping mediators to steer educational forums using statistical and visual information

Marco Aurelio Gerosa; Mariano Gomes Pimentel; Hugo Fuks; Carlos J.P. Lucena

No need to read messages right now: Helping mediators to steer educational forums using statistical and visual information

Marco Aurelio Gerosa, Mariano Gomes Pimentel, Hugo Fuks, Carlos J.P. Lucena

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Abstract

In an education environment, a forum provides a valuable tool that can be used to foster reflection and a deeper analysis of subjects being discussed. However, as an asynchronous communication tool, participation can occur at any time, demanding a constant attention of the teacher to satisfactorily mediate the group and the discussion. In addition, a reasonable number of messages can be posted in a short period of time, making it hard to follow up and coordinate the discussion. This paper proposes an approach based on statistical and visual analysis of messages characteristics to alert the teacher about potential problems.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Computer Supported Collaborative Learning 2005
Subtitle of host publication	The Next 10 Years!
Publisher	Taylor and Francis
Pages	160-169
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Electronic)	9781351226899
ISBN (Print)	9780805857825
State	Published - Oct 3 2017
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Collaboration
Coordination
Forum
Message inspection

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Social Sciences

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No need to read messages right now: Helping mediators to steer educational forums using statistical and visual information. / Gerosa, Marco Aurelio; Pimentel, Mariano Gomes; Fuks, Hugo et al.
Computer Supported Collaborative Learning 2005: The Next 10 Years!. Taylor and Francis, 2017. p. 160-169.

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No need to read messages right now: Helping mediators to steer educational forums using statistical and visual information

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