That "we're all learning" comment floated to mind.
Students felt this 'reflection-on-action' contributed to their learning, commenting " There is a unique component in this course- this document.
The party sponsor provides information — in 140 characters — and a forum for participants to learn, comment, play games and vie for giveaways.
If the goal is to help a student learn, comments can be written in the form of suggestions, questions or facts to encourage learning.
Here children learn to read, whereas higher up they read to learn," she commented.
Many stated a preference for the sociability of group-based learning, and commented that they would be more stimulated by learning with and from others through group work and face-to-face discussions than by learning on their own.
Regarding the importance of concept-based learning, one commented, "by being aware of how students perceive a complicated concept, you realize how to develop it from the foundation up, so that it becomes easy to understand.
Discussing the theme of a better way of learning, one student commented that learning in a simulated interprofessional setting was " a better way of learning, because it provided a safe environment in which this learning could occur, and improved our essential practice-based skills".
Based on the factors that affect the quality of online discussions as identified in the literature [ 11- 13], coding schemes for social presence and learning experience comments were developed.
The former comments relate to the layout of the essay, missing information or unsatisfactory elaboration of the learning points, for example 'Self-assessment is lacking; how are you going to work out your learning goals?' (comment 16).
