Effectively Moderating Electronic Discussions

Publication: Journal of Economic Education

Volume: 38, No. 4

Issue: Fall 2007

Pages: 419-434

Author(s): Stephen B. DeLoach and Steven A. Greenlaw

Address:

Stephen B. DeLoach                                                           

Associate Professor of Economics                                                                   

Elon University            

Campus Box 2075                                                                  

Elon, NC 27244          

Phone: (336) 278-5943                       

E-mail: deloach@elon.edu                                                                                                       

Title: Effectively Moderating Electronic Discussions

Abstract: The authors develop strategies for moderating online discussions, where the primary goal is to insure that the discussion is continually making progress towards more advanced critical thinking; that is, increasing cognitive complexity without leading the discussion to pre-determined answers.