Anchored forum
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Definition
A anchored forum (or computer-mediated anchored discussion) places discussions "near" the topic being discussed, e.g. with an annotated system that allows teachers and learners to add comments with a text.
See also: Anchored instruction
Examples
- CaMILE (Guzdial and Turns, 2000)
References
- Guzdial, Mark and Jennifer Turns (2000). Effective Discussion Through a Computer-Mediated Anchored Forum, Journal of the Learning Sciences, Vol. 9, No. 4, Pages 437-469. Abstract PDF (Access restricted) or PDF
- van der Pol J. , W. Admiraal and P. R. J. Simons (2006), The affordance of anchored discussion for the collaborative processing of academic texts, International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, 1 (3), 339-357. DOI 10.1007/s11412-006-9657-6
- Kienle, Andrea (2006) Integration of knowledge management and collaborative learning by technical supported communication processes. Education and Information Technologies 11:2, 161