I Just Can't Love You Discussion Board
Is blogging and using a discussion board within a learning management software really the same? Research certainly supports these are accepted very differently by the self-directed learner. Blog-based learning activities seem to resonate differently with adult leaners than a traditional discussion board threaded activity. My blog can be seen more as my voice and my opportunity for interaction versus simply posting information in a sterile academic platform. The waiting for a forced response. Always complimenting me on my thoughtfulness. Ugh. Discussion board interactions seem instructor directed, scripted, forced by format in contrast to using blogs to learn. Discussion boards have been used as an attempt to spark conversation and discussion but have historically not done well as a learning method. If two people can meet and fall in love online through conversation, why can’t discussion boards equally be mor...