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Research: Science and Education
Chemical Education Research
Online Chemistry Modules: Interaction and Effective Faculty Facilitation
Laura E. Slocum
University High School of Indiana, Carmel, IN 46032

Marcy Hamby Towns
Department of Chemistry, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47306-0445

Theresa Julia Zielinski
Department of Chemistry, Medical Technology, and Physics, Monmouth University, West Long Branch, NJ 07764-1898

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July 2004
Vol. 81 No. 7
p. 1058
Abstract
Recommendations for online facilitation presented here are based upon an on-going study of Physical Chemistry OnLine Modules. This particular piece of research focused on discussion board interactions and effective faculty facilitation—two implementation issues that emerged as the project progressed. The discussion board archives from the "How Hot Is That Flame?" module run during the fall semester of 2000 were analyzed by message type. The discussion boards were then diagramed by message type, and follow-up messages were connected so that threads could be easily distinguished. Each discussion board was also analyzed using a coding scheme derived from the cooperative learning literature to identify collaborative behaviors. Combining the longest thread in a discussion board with the collaborative coding scheme allowed researchers to craft recommendations for effective online facilitation. The data analysis methods contained in the article present new ways for chemical educators to examine electronic interactions.
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*  Citation
 Slocum, Laura E.; Towns, Marcy Hamby; Zielinski, Theresa Julia. J. Chem. Educ. 2004 81 1058.
*  Keywords
 Chemical Education Research; Collaborative / Cooperative Learning; Computer Assisted Instruction; Physical Chemistry
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January 19, 2005
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