Literature blocks

1. How Singapore Education system has gone online

2. The blended learning experience

3. Interactivity in onlne learning

4. The value of asynchronous, text-based conferencing
Text-based computer conferencing often provides the primary means for interaction and the search for consensus or new knowledge in distance education (Collins & Berge, 1996; Morris, Mitchell & Bell, 1999)

Collins, M. & Berge, Z. (1996). Facilitating interaction in computer mediated online courses. Retrieved May 30, 2001: http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~mpc3/moderate/flcc.html

Morris, R.M., Mitchell, N. & Bell, M. (1999). Student use of computer mediated communication in an Open University level 1 course: Academic or social? Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 99(2). Retrieved May 30, 2001: http://www-jime.open.ac.uk/99/2/

Li, Qing. 2004. Knowledge Building Community: Keys for Using Online Forums. TechTrends: Linking Research & Practice to Improve Learning 48 (4):24-28.

Muilenburg, Lin, and Zane L. Berge. 2000. A framework for designing questions for online learning. DEOSNEWS 10 (2).
Discussion promotes thinking - four types of thinking


5. The "presence: literature

5a. Cognitive presence
5b. Social presence
5c. Teaching presence

6. Textual analysis