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From CATS to WILD HOGS: Elevating the Level of Discussion in the Online Classroom - Meredith DeCosta, Rick Holbeck, & Emily Bergquist

 

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Online teaching is growing at a rapid pace. To meet the increasing demand of online education, many courses have been designed to enable the instructor to be more of a facilitator rather than an active participant in the classroom space (Ragan, n.d.). However, building an active, student-centered learning environment in online classes is needed to prevent instructors from becoming stagnant and to motivate and inspire them to take on a variety of roles as the students' "guide, facilitator, and teacher" (Ragan, n.d., p. 6). One important component of becoming a "guide, facilitator, and teacher" (Ragan, n.d., p. 6) is to hone effective questioning skills and activities in the discussion forums.

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Meredith DeCosta

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Meredith DeCosta, PhD, is an online faculty manager, instructor, researcher, and writer. Her work focuses on Web 2.0 literacies and educational equity in urban, multicultural contexts. She has written several peer-reviewed articles and book chapters and has a co-authored book with Columbia University's Teachers College Press. Meredith has also presented on a variety of topics ranging from social media in the classroom to social justice in English curriculum at regional, national, and international conferences.

Rick Holbeck

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Rick Holbeck, M.S., M.Ed., is the Director of Online Full Time Faculty at Grand Canyon University. He also has over 20 years of experience in education from K-12 up to higher education. He has published articles and presented at several national, regional, and state conferences with interests in online education, social media, Classroom Assessment Techniques, and hybrid peer review publishing.

Emily Bergquist

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Emily Bergquist, M.Ed., is an educator and researcher at Grand Canyon University with ten years in the field of education. She has conducted a number of conference presentations at the regional, national and international levels focusing upon current trends in online and traditional educational settings. Emily has written articles and presented on topics such as classroom management, social media in the classroom, classroom assessment techniques and effective instructional tools for the classroom.

 

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