Introduction to Online Pedagogy Workshop Survey: New Forum for Discussion Board?
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Those who have participated in the WISE Introduction to Online Pedagogy On-Demand Workshop are familiar with the workshop’s discussion board in phpBB. For those who aren’t familiar, this has been our solution to the need for an open forum independent of a course management system. The on-demand workshop has been open to anyone, free of charge, without the need to wait for a time-sensitive online course with a seat limit and wait list.
The phpBB system has provided a discussion board, but it has not been without its drawbacks. People who want to join need to wait to be approved first, to keep the board free of spammers. What’s worse, phpBB does not send notifications of new members, or notices of new messages or responses — meaning that unless people remember to actively return to the site, the participation rate drops off.
How to fix this: A poll has been created for forum users to help us choose a better, more effective venue for continuing discussion of online pedagogy. Because space for explanation on the poll page is minimal, the options are listed below. If you would like to participate in this forum, please respond to the poll by March 5: http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/2721699/
Which online service would you most likely use to participate in asynchronous discussion about online pedagogy?
- The Commenting feature within the PBworks wiki. Users will get notices when new comments are made. Comments will be visible to anyone who views the wiki. If over 100 people want to join, the ones who have already completed the workshop can opt out. A free registration would be required for the 100 users who can join the wiki at any given time.
- A Facebook Fan Page. Users can post their discussion responses in the Discussions page, and keep in touch by visiting the fan page itself. Once users comment they may receive notifications of replies to their comments, if not new discussion threads. Comments will be visible only to people who join the fan page. A free registration would be required for those who are not already on Facebook. An unlimited number of people could participate.
- A private blog. This would be separate from the public WISE Pedagogy Blog; users would need to be invited to a private space in order to view discussion prompts (as blog posts) and participate in discussion (as blog comments). Users could receive notification of new messages by signing up for RSS feeds of both the blog and blog comments in addition to joining the blog as a private reader. Private membership is limited to 100 readers at a time.
- An email list like Listserv or Google Groups. Messages will be viewable only to registered users, who will receive all new messages individually or in a digest. Discussion would take place as email messages or replies to existing discussion threads. An unlimited number of people could participate.
- I would prefer to stick with the phpBB forum.
- Other (Please specify).
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