Objectives
Theoretical background
CSCL
PBL
Scaffolding
Instructional context
Methodology
Data sources
CSCL tools
Shared visualization tools
Collaborative argumentation tools
Data analysis
Discourse Function | Definition | Example |
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IR | Provide information to questions asked by students | Student: What is the EKG like? |
N: And EKG shows sinus tachycardia, and no change from previous, shows some old Q waves, and these inferior waves | ||
NI | Provide new information, explanation or justification not asked for by the student | N: And at this point, the patient is quite somnolent, |
Q | Yes/No questions or WH-questions | N: 35%, by mask? |
R | Repeat or confirm | N: What vitals are you interested in? |
Research questions
Results
Discourse patterns
L: Portable chest X-ray.Nurse: OK, while you are waiting for the portable chest X-ray, the nurse tells you the blood pressure is now 80 over 40, heart rate is now 138 per minute, respiratory rate is 32 per minute and Oxygen saturation is 94 percent and the temperature is 38, and the patient looks sleepy.