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标题：Enhancing learning through the discussion forum
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作者：Nantha Kumar Subramaniam
期刊名称：Asian Association of Open Universities Journal
印刷版ISSN：2414-6994
出版年度：2012
卷号：7
期号：1
页码：63-77
DOI：10.1108/AAOUJ-07-01-2012-B006
摘要：Asynchronous online discussion forums play an important role in adult online courses, and have many possible functions. Our experience in using the discussion forums in online courses for task-based collaborative discussion has led us to many questions about the optimal ways of using online discussion to support collaborative learning, such as how should instructors structure online discussions in a way that it promotes collaborative learning? What should instructors do to enhance learners' reflective thinking, critical thinking, or problem solving in online collaborative discussions? The challenges of using forum in learning have also been highlighted by many researchers. In this paper, we present a so-called “smart” discussion forum to support, monitor and facilitate task-based collaboration for the learning process of adult learners to advance their development of critical thinking.