%0 Journal Article
%T Design of communication tools for an educational context
%A S¨¦bastien GEORGE
%A C¨¦cile BOTHOREL
%J STICEF
%D 2006
%I 
%X Even if asynchronous discussion forums are currently used in education, the underlying research continues focusing more on the improvement of the basic functionalities than to a better awareness of exchanges, interactions and emerging content. This paper explores a new research direction in the design of technology based learning environments: computer based interaction analysis in educational forums. The aim is to contribute in the design of enriched forums¡¯ interfaces allowing alternative representations of posted messages, and to provide support on the awareness of participants¡¯ contributions via multiple and diversified visualisations of interaction analysis indicators, offering a metacognitive assistance to forum participants (students, tutors, moderators), as well as a cognitive assistance to observers of interactions (teachers, researchers, etc.).
%K synchronous and asynchronous discussion
%K chat
%K forum
%K online learning
%K discussion structuring
%K mutual aid network
%U http://sticef.univ-lemans.fr/num/vol2006/george-11/sticef_2006_george_11.htm