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This article supports the view that online discussions should only be used for educational purposes. In the first half of the article, a heuristic for determining the educational viability of online discussions is offered. In the second half of this article, a model for determining viability is suggested. This model integrates the evaluation of online discussion into the discussion itself. In doing so, students are participating in determining whether or not the discussion has been educationally viable.
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Online discussion is often viewed as an educational novelty. Instructors sometimes require students to participate in ...
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