Online discussion forums with embedded streamed videos on distance courses

Existing literature on education and technology has frequently highlighted the usefulness of online discussion forums for distance courses; however, the majority of such investigations have focused their attention only on text-based forums. The objective of this paper is to determine if the embeddin...

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Authors: Castillo-Merino, David, Fernández Alarcón, Vicenç, Simó, Pep, Sallán Leyes, José María
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2014
Country:España
Institution:Universitat Ramon Llull (URL)
Repository:DAU Arxiu Digital de la Universitat Ramon Llull
OAI Identifier:oai:dau.url.edu:20.500.14342/978
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14342/978
http://dx.doi.org/10.3926/jotse.91
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Fòrums (Internet)
Ensenyament a distància
Telecomunicació en l'ensenyament
Online discussion forum
Streamed video
Educational feedback
Distance education
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Summary:Existing literature on education and technology has frequently highlighted the usefulness of online discussion forums for distance courses; however, the majority of such investigations have focused their attention only on text-based forums. The objective of this paper is to determine if the embedding of streamed videos in online discussion forums generates educational dialogue and consequently the feedback that students need in a Management Accounting Course. The findings suggest some interesting issues, such as: students prefer text answers except in complex questions, and videos never replace text commentaries and explanations, but rather complement them.