D'Arcy Norman, PhD

Human Computer Interaction

Baron et al. (2016). Investigating the effects of a backchannel on university classroom interactions

Baron, D., Bestbier, A., Case, J. M., & Collier-Reed, B. I. (2016). Investigating the effects of a backchannel on university classroom interactions: A mixed-method case study. Computers & Education, 94, 61–76. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2015.11.007

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p.63: than half the class using the backchannel. This study did show that the ‘ like ’ feature had greater take up than the asking of questions, although they found that organizational messages, such as requesting lecture slides or asking for a light to be turned on were ‘ liked ’ the most out of any other type of posting. Messages relating to actual course content were rated less frequently. The study by Du et al. (2012) showed much higher levels of — Highlighted Jan 30, 2016

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