Abstract
<p class="0abstract">This study explored students’ commitment and factors impacting their commitment to the online discussion forums that complement teaching and learning in two undergraduate courses. Using a combination of quantitative and qualitative strategies, we collected and analyzed data to address our research questions. The findings indicate that students are committed to online discussion forums in this study, which seemed to be impacted by students’ technological skills and exciting topics. Even so, a few students were not as committed as they would have liked because the platform was new, and they needed time to adapt to the learning platform. That said, our findings reveal that students’ commitment to and engagement in the online discussion forum can be fostered with faculty support, exciting topics, and time to understand the new learning terrain.</p>
Highlights
Online teaching strategies are gaining popularity as they help overcome issues like classroom time constraints, inadequate resources, and high student enrollment that limit in-depth participation in classroom discussions [1]
This study examines students' commitment and factors, guiding their commitment levels in online discussion forums in undergraduate courses where the f2f teaching was supplemented with online learning
The findings indicate that students' participation in online discussion forums was influenced by the challenges of balancing studies with other commitments, including job and family responsibilities
Summary
Online teaching strategies are gaining popularity as they help overcome issues like classroom time constraints, inadequate resources, and high student enrollment that limit in-depth participation in classroom discussions [1]. Research indicates that students’ learning is strengthened through asynchronous learning conversations using educational and social computing software such as online discussion boards, blogs, and wikis. Students’ knowledge development and education improve when f2f teaching is combined with online activities [4]. It is explained that online discussion boards allow students to learn, engage, and develop critical thinking skills through asynchronous learning conversations [2; 5]. Asynchronous online discussion boards promote meta-cognitive reasoning, essential skills of analysis, personalized, interactive, and experiential learning experiences for students without time or location constraints [7]
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