{"584014":{"#nid":"584014","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Engaging Students in Online Discussions","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Center for Teaching and Learning was funded with a GT-FIRE grant in 2016 to conduct a study on how instructors, TAs, and students at Georgia Tech use Piazza, a free web service that functions as a discussion forum or a Q\u0026amp;A platform.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nIn this study,\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003Ewe analyzed data statistics from 159 classes that used Piazza during Fall 2015.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003Ewe surveyed 554 students on their perceptions of online discussions on their perceptions of online discussions on their learning experience.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003Ewe interviewed faculty and TAs on challenges and best practices of facilitating online discussions.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;In this workshop, we will share with you findings from this study.\u0026nbsp; We will also discuss about the best practices of effectively facilitating online discussions to engage students.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELunch will be provided.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ctl.gatech.edu\/node\/583238\u0022\u003EREGISTER HERE\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Join us for an exploration of teaching \u0026 learning!"}],"uid":"28511","created_gmt":"2016-11-17 21:10:00","changed_gmt":"2017-03-31 20:23:04","author":"Ruth Poproski","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2017-04-05T12:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2017-04-05T14:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2017-04-05T14:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2017-04-05 16:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2017-04-05 18:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2017-04-05 18:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1268","name":"Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"168674","name":"faculty-ctl"},{"id":"168661","name":"grad-ctl"},{"id":"168628","name":"postdoc-ctl"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"26411","name":"Training\/Workshop"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFelicia Turner\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:felicia.turner@cetl.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Efelicia.turner@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}