'''Online Discussion (Phase 1 - Tutor managed / Closed tasks)'''

'''Examples'''
Question and answer, share experiences, build ideas, debate.

'''Best Practice Model for Online Discussions'''
||Access and Motivation||
||Online Socialisation||
||Information Exchange||
||Knowledge Construction||
||Development||
(Salmon, see http://www.atimod.com/e-tivities/5stage.shtml) 

'''Student Activities'''
 * Student responds to teacher’s questions and mini tasks
 * Student follows set task and guidelines given by tutor.
 * Requests support during sessions 
 * control is confined to responses to tasks

'''Tutor Activities'''
 * focus of dialogue is task-orientated problem solving
 * Activity is strictly defined and related to pre-set task
 * Support via planned sessions 
 * controls the reading materials, the content to be learnt and deadlines

'''Further Guidance'''
Best Practice Models, case studies, how-to tutorials and online forums about the use of online discussions are all available in the Best Practice Models for E-learning Community at http://crusldi1.staffs.ac.uk/moodle/course/view.php?id=9&topic=3 


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