Title :
Effective use of WebBoard for distance learning
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Educ., Dakota State Univ., Madison, SD, USA
Abstract :
The paper discusses the effective use of WebBoard as an asynchronous communication tool to facilitate class interaction in distance learning. Students´ perceptions of the educational functions of WebBoard were polled and analyzed. Instructors were interviewed on their views of WebBoard management. The discussion examines issues including perceived advantages and barriers in using WebBoard for class interaction in distance learning, board organization and management, instructor´s direction and guidance, types of questions, and students performance evaluation
Keywords :
Internet; distance learning; human factors; information resources; teaching; user interfaces; WebBoard; asynchronous communication tool; board organization; class interaction; distance learning; educational functions; instructor direction; perceived advantages; student perceptions; student performance evaluation; Asynchronous communication; Computational Intelligence Society; Computer aided instruction; Delay effects; Distance learning; Educational institutions; Feedback; Internet; Time factors; Web server;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Learning Technologies, 2001. Proceedings. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Madison, WI
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-1013-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICALT.2001.943935
