Share Paper: Designing for Critical Dialogue Online: Challenges and Opportunities

  1. Melissa Warr, Arizona State University, United States
  2. Carrie Sampson, Arizona State University, United States
Wednesday, October 17 3:40 PM-4:00 PM Las Vegas Ballroom 5

Abstract: Critical dialogue is an epistemological tool that uses conflict, reflection, and authenticity to help students address sensitive social issues. The embodied, action-based, and community aspects of critical dialogue make it particularly difficult to execute in online contexts. Previous attempts have focused on promoting critical dialogue in text-based discussion boards. In this paper, we describe critical dialogue and its features and discuss the constraints and affordances for using this type of approach online. In particular, we suggest incorporating synchronous and asynchronous video discussion may address some of the constraints. We provide an example of an online course designed for critical dialogue ...