The comments on work design pattern provides users on the system a way to share their thoughts about an artifact or post as a text comment.

• A user wants to share their thoughts on another user’s post
• The system allows interaction between users
• Educators want students to interact with one another and share ideas
• Educators want to provide students with opportunities to open a dialogue and learn from one another

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Martin, C. K., Nacu, D. C., Pinkard, N. (2016). Revealing Opportunities for 21st Century Learning: An Approach to Interpreting User Trace Log Data. Journal of Learning Analytics Special issue on Learning Analytics for 21st Century Competencies.

Nacu, D.C.,  Martin, C.K, Sandherr, J.  and Pinkard, N. (2015). Encouraging online contributions in underrepresented populations. Research in Equity and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology (RESPECT) in Charlotte, NC, pp. 1-4.