This study combines an asynchronous discussion forum with formative teaching evaluation and applies them to a course at a center for teacher education. Further, the study explores the strategy of using personal learning journals as a teacher-student communication mechanism and as a way of combining face-to-face courses and asynchronous discussion forums. The contents of the personal learning journals written over five weeks were analyzed. The results show that the issues raised by the students gradually reduced. Moreover, the teacher adjusted his teaching method, and the students positively responded to the improvement in teaching. In addition, students browsed through other students' personal learning journals, thereby influencing the interaction of small groups and the atmosphere of the course. In the future, we aim to further explore the interaction of an online group in order to clarify the effect of group discussions on teaching. |