Document Type
Article
Source of Publication
Journal of Educators Online
Publication Date
5-1-2023
Abstract
Academic institutions need to enhance online and virtual learning strategies to ensure student engage-ment, satisfaction, and feedback in online classrooms. Providing online education has become the need of the hour because it enhances learning without regard for distance or the need to travel to school. The present study conducted a qualitative research design to explore students’ online engagement in Blackboard’s discussion forums. The study aimed to investigate students’ perceived benefits of discussion forums and their views on improving their engagements in the discussion boards. In the current study17 students at a federal university in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) reflected on their engagement in a discussion forum using SWOT analysis. The thematic data analysis technique was used for the data analysis. This study revealed that students perceived the benefit of discussion forums in a number of areas, including by sharing their experiences, reflecting on other students’ opinions and giving feedback, and improving students’ satisfaction with the course. However, the results indicated that a more technological system could enhance students’ engagement in discussion forums by improving the elearning infrastructures and students’ needs.
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ISSN
Publisher
Grand Canyon University
Volume
20
Issue
3
Disciplines
Education
Keywords
Blackboard forums, online education, phenomenology, Students’ engagement, SWOT analysis
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Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Mohebi, Laila, "Students’ Online Engagement and Usage of Discussion Boards on Blackboard: a Study From the UAE" (2023). All Works. 6028.
https://zuscholars.zu.ac.ae/works/6028
Indexed in Scopus
yes
Open Access
yes
Open Access Type
Gold: This publication is openly available in an open access journal/series