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What is Polyvocal

Chapter 22
Handbook of Research on Emerging Practices and Methods for K-12 Online and Blended Learning
A text marked by multiple voices, opinions, and/or viewpoints is said to be polyvocal. Online discussion boards (ODBs) are, by definition, polyvocal.
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Dialogism in the Digital Age: Online Discussion Boards as Constructivist Platforms
Lauren Lunsford (Belmont University, USA), Bonnie Smith-Whitehouse (Belmont University, USA), and Jason F. Lovvorn (Belmont University, USA)
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 18
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-8009-6.ch022
Abstract
The purpose of this chapter is to provide pre-service and practicing teachers a constructivist lens for viewing how they use technology, specifically online discussion boards, in their classrooms. The chapter explores the way that student-focused and constructivist teachers can utilize technology in ways that remain consistent with maintaining important student relationships, which are so central to paradigm and student success overall. This chapter explores the role of dialogism in a student-centered classroom and provides several specific and practical strategies for ways to use discussion boards in the classroom. Each of these strategies connects to the roots of constructivist beliefs. In particular, this chapter highlights the role that writing can play when using this technology.
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