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Useful for pre service Teacher-Education.
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Internet Forum
S.G.Isave,Assistant Professor,Tilak College of Education,Pune-India
Internet Forum
An online discussion group where people discuss on a topic by posting messages.A forum can have many sub forum.The topic is called ‘thread’.User submitted Message is called ‘post’.
Internet Forum
Archives on various thread are available.User should have an account on a site.Only members are allowed to access respective thread posts.
Internet Forum
Moderators (mod) are supervisors on a forum, can access all threads.They maintain the forum.They restrict the fake users, bad words, flamming, netiquettes etc.
Educational use
Teacher can create a forum and student will participate.Students can see previous posts.Teacher all over the world can create a forum.
Educational use
Shy students can share their views freely.Students can communicate with teacher in their leave, vacation period.
Educational use
Teachers organization can create a forum on a particular issue to give recommendation to commission or governmemt.PTA forum would be very useful to solve the dispute like fee, evaluation procedures, policy mamking etc.
Educational use
People from distant can discuss so variety of aspect can be reflected.Third party view is possible from other side of the world.Success stories can be shared by world wide teacher with each other. So innovative and divergent thinking would be encouraged.
