Gronseth, SusieMahmoudi, Leila2019-03-062019-03-062019Copyright 2019 IGI Global. Recommended citation: Mahmoudi, Leila and Susie Gronseth. "Video-Based Discussion: Promoting Presence Through Interactions in Online Higher Education Courses." In Ubiquitous Inclusive Learning in a Digital Era, ed. Ebba Ossiannilsson, 128-153 (2019). doi:10.4018/978-1-5225-6292-4.ch006. Reproduced in accordance with licensing terms and with the author’s permission.https://hdl.handle.net/10657/3928Video-based discussion is an emerging technology that can be used in online higher education courses as part of introduction, debate, personal exploration, and reflection activities. The video format bridges the distance gap in course conversations and offers benefits of providing contextual details, emotion, and individual personality while also enabling asynchronous flexibility. This chapter provides an overview of research in this area and describes an exploratory case study in which video-based discussion was used as part of an online graduate course. Data gathered included video postings and follow-up survey responses. Design guidelines and strategy recommendations are offered for planning and implementing video-based discussion activities in online higher education courses.en-USonline discussionsvideo-based discussionsocial presencecognitive presenceasynchronousOnline discussionsVideo-based discussionSocial presenceCognitive presenceAsynchronousBook Chapter0000-0002-3535-3493