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Analysis of Discussion Board Interaction in an Online Peer Mentoring Site
Online Learning, Vol.20(4), pp.79-99
Dec 2016
Abstract
This study uses Critical Discourse Analysis and Social Network Analysis to examine an online peer mentoring site created to unite first-year and third-year preservice teachers enrolled in an undergraduate teacher education program. The peer mentoring site was developed to provide both first-year preservice teachers and more experienced peers the opportunity to discuss, share, and learn both from and with one another. The study demonstrated that the online peer mentoring site supported valuable interactions and professional communications among first-year and third-year students. In particular, the preservice teachers engaged with one another to share their experiences and learning as they prepared to be teachers. This study has implications for the field of undergraduate education in its demonstration that an online peer mentoring site can allow for the cultivation of learning, ideas and knowledge exchange, and support of students learning in informal environments. This research also has implications for future research to determine how different populations of students use an online peer mentoring site to interact with their peers and the outcomes that emerge. Such data could inform future development of peer mentoring sites and similar learning spaces. [Paper presented at the Special Interest Group on Online Teaching and Learning (SIG-OTL), American Educational Research Association (AERA) Centennial Annual Meeting (100th, Washington, D.C., April 8-12, 2016).]
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- Title
- Analysis of Discussion Board Interaction in an Online Peer Mentoring Site
- Creators
- Regina Ruane - Drexel UniversityVera J Lee - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Online Learning, Vol.20(4), pp.79-99
- Conference
- Special Interest Group on Online Teaching and Learning (SIG-OTL), American Educational Research Association (AERA) Centennial Annual Meeting, 100th (Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 08 Apr 2016–12 Apr 2016)
- Publisher
- Online Learning Consortium, Inc
- Number of pages
- 21
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- School of Education
- Identifiers
- 991019170552504721