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Rowena Santiago et al.<br />

Together, the use of faculty learning communities for faculty development, and the integration of SoTL<br />

for the continuous improvement of instructional design can contribute significantly to designing<br />

effective online group discussions.<br />

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Review of Educational Research, Vol. 78, No. 4, pp. 1102–1134.<br />

Bruff, D. (2007). “Scholarship of Teaching and Learning”, [online], Vanderbilt University,<br />

http://cft.vanderbilt.edu/teaching-guides/reflecting/sotl/ .<br />

Colorado State University (2010) “Teaching Guide: Leading Class Discussions”, [online], Colorado State<br />

University, http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/teaching/discussions/.<br />

Cox, M.D. (2004) “Introduction to Faculty Learning Communities”, New Directions for Teaching and Learning,<br />

Vol. 2004, No. 97, pp. 5-23.<br />

Desrochers, C.D. 2010 “Faculty Learning Communities as Catalysts for Implementing Successful Small-Group<br />

Learning”, in J. Cooper and P. Robinson, Eds. Higher Education: Research and Practice. Stillwater, OK:<br />

New Forums Press, pp. 1-17.<br />

Illinois State University Center for Teaching, Learning & Technology (2010) “Class Discussion”, [online], Illinois<br />

State University Center for Teaching, Learning & Technology,<br />

http://www.cat.ilstu.edu/resources/teachTopics/classd.php.<br />

McKinney, K. (2003). “What is the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) in Higher Education?”, [online],<br />

Illinois State University, http://www.sotl.ilstu.edu/downloads/pdf/definesotl.pdf .<br />

McKnight, C.B. (2000) “Teaching Critical Thinking through Online Discussions”, [online], Educause Quarterly,<br />

http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/EQM0048.pdf.<br />

SBCTC (2006) “Faculty Learning Communities”, [online], Washington State Board for Community and Technical<br />

Colleges, http://www.sbctc.edu/college/_e-assessfaclearningcommunities.aspx.<br />

University of Pittsburgh (2007) “Communication across the Curriculum”, [online], University of Pittsburgh,<br />

http://xserve.umc.pitt.edu/development/cxc/site/instructor/class-discussions.html.<br />

Yang, Y.C., Newby, T., and Bill, R. (2008) “Facilitating Interactions Through Structured Web-Based<br />

Bulletin Boards: A Quasi-Experimental Study on Promoting Learners’ Critical Thinking Skills”, Computers &<br />

Education, Vol. 50, No. 4, pp. 1572–1585.<br />

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