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Title: Enhancing Student Learning through #DigitalPowerups, 'Pushed Me to Be Creative': Student Discussions in Environmental Sociology Course
Language: English
Authors: Mehmet Soyer (ORCID 0000-0001-9043-3448), Mehmet Fatih Yigit (ORCID 0000-0003-2203-4968), Sebahattin Ziyanak (ORCID 0000-0002-5344-8437), Bishal Bhakta Kasu (ORCID 0000-0001-5490-7626), Travis Thurston (ORCID 0000-0002-1346-0079), Jaliyah Suggs
Source: Research in Social Sciences and Technology. 2024 9(1):1-30.
Availability: Research in Social Sciences and Technology. Yesilova Mah. Caldiran Cad. 29/11 Etimesgut Ankara, Turkey; Web site: https://ressat.org/index.php/ressat
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 30
Publication Date: 2024
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Discussion Groups, Information Retrieval, Patterned Responses, Environmental Education, Sociology, Longitudinal Studies, Prompting, Undergraduate Students, Comprehension, Computer Mediated Communication
Geographic Terms: Utah
ISSN: 2468-6891
Abstract: The use of #digitalpowerups is a technique that involves associating keywords with prompts in online discussion forums, which enables students to have more choice and voice. These powerups not only help structure responses but also enrich discussions and develop academic skills necessary for online assignments. The approach leverages the social media interaction space of discussion forums by introducing hashtags that remind students of the prompt being addressed and indicate the level of Bloom's being engaged. By using the powerups, students can engage in mid-levels and higher-order levels of Bloom's, along with the lower levels that they typically engage in based on the design and facilitation of the discussion. Students typically participate in the lower levels of Bloom's taxonomy (#remember, #understand) due to the way the discussion is structured and facilitated. However, the use of #digitalpowerups encourages students to move beyond these levels and engage in mid-levels (#apply, #analyze, #evaluate) and higher-order levels (#create, #connect) during discussions. The powerups also scaffold or frame student responses with habits of mind skills. This article examines how the #digitalpowerups strategy supports learning in a virtual community for Environmental Concerns in the Environmental Sociology Course through content analysis of student discussion postings. The primary data (total of 375 postings) were collected from the Environmental Sociology Class throughout the following academic years: Fall 2020 (96 postings), Fall 2021 (67 postings), Spring 2022 (92 postings) and Spring 2023 (120 postings).
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