• DocumentCode
    2245185
  • Title

    Improving the Quality of Discussion Forum discourses by Using an Internal Market

  • Author

    Tretiakov, Alexei ; Smestad, Oyvind ; Kinshuk

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. Inf. Syst., Massey Univ.
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    5-7 July 2006
  • Firstpage
    601
  • Lastpage
    602
  • Abstract
    We describe an approach that attempts to improve the quality of discussion forum discussions and to reduce the cost of discussion forum support by prioritizing and structuring messages. Learners prioritize and structure their own messages and evaluate the structure of messages posted by others, with an internal market in question priorities providing the driving force
  • Keywords
    computer aided instruction; electronic messaging; cost reduction; discussion forum discourse; discussion forum support; internal market; message prioritizing; message structure evaluation; question priority; Costs; Discussion forums; Education; Electronic learning; Information systems; Mobile communication; Mobile handsets; Real time systems; Videoconference; World Wide Web;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Advanced Learning Technologies, 2006. Sixth International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Kerkrade
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7695-2632-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICALT.2006.1652513
  • Filename
    1652513