TY - GEN
T1 - MentorMatch
T2 - Using student mentors to scaffold participation and learning within an online discussion board
AU - Shaw, Erin
AU - Kim, Jihie
AU - Supanakoon, Pachara
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - In this paper, we present a novel approach to scaffolding student participation and learning within discussion forums using student mentors, i.e., course peers with relatively good understanding of a particular domain topic. First, we identify mentors using domain topic models, student discussion profiles, and a similarity comparison of the topics being discussed. Second, we provide an interface that encourages classmates to invite mentors to participate. The feature, named MentorMatch, was integrated into an undergraduate course discussion board. Some results are reported.
AB - In this paper, we present a novel approach to scaffolding student participation and learning within discussion forums using student mentors, i.e., course peers with relatively good understanding of a particular domain topic. First, we identify mentors using domain topic models, student discussion profiles, and a similarity comparison of the topics being discussed. Second, we provide an interface that encourages classmates to invite mentors to participate. The feature, named MentorMatch, was integrated into an undergraduate course discussion board. Some results are reported.
KW - Communications Applications
KW - Content Analysis& Indexing
KW - Discussion Forums
KW - Information interfaces & presentation: Miscellaneous
KW - Natural Language Processing
KW - Social Learning Techniques
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=73149098144&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3233/978-1-60750-028-5-710
DO - 10.3233/978-1-60750-028-5-710
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:73149098144
SN - 9781607500285
T3 - Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications
SP - 710
EP - 712
BT - Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications
PB - IOS Press
ER -