	Supporting Distance Learners via Moodle Discussion Forums de Laboratório e.Learning - jueves, 2 de abril de 2009, 18:21
	"The fundamental reason for using discussion forums is that they offer the potential to bridge the distance between student and tutor and between students themselves in distance learning courses. Realising that potential, however, places the tutor in a central role, particularly in the early stages of a course as students learn to negotiate the new learning environment as well as the subject content. A second important argument for the use of discussion forums is that writing – online discussion is a written form of communication - aids thinking and reflection" » Documentos e sites sobre elearning Supporting_Distance_Learners_in_Discussion_Foruns.pdf