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Stevenson, Carolyn N., Ed.; Bauer, Joanna C., Ed. – IGI Global, 2020
Effective communication is essential in every organization, including educational institutions. Often, members of the online community work in isolation. Collaboration across varying disciplines and departments can promote unique professional development activities and create a stronger connection to the entire online community. "Enriching…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Online Courses, Electronic Learning, Educational Cooperation
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Franks, Tara M. – Communication Teacher, 2015
As an emerging interest area, positive communication scholarship focuses on issues of happiness and well-being in a variety of social contexts. Borrowing from positive psychology and happiness literature (Lyubomirsky, 2008), positive communication research explores expressions of gratitude, kindness, compassion, and forgiveness, as well as issues…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Interpersonal Communication, Communication Strategies, Social Networks
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Messersmith, Amber S. – Communication Teacher, 2015
Facilitating meaningful interaction among students is a significant challenge of teaching in the online environment. This paper presents a semester-long approach that enables quality interaction among group members within undergraduate online group communication courses while experiencing the challenges of working with geographically dispersed…
Descriptors: Teamwork, Online Courses, Communication Strategies, Communication Skills
Englander, Elizabeth Kandel – Harvard Education Press, 2013
"Bullying is a term that's being, well, bullied. It's been rendered essentially powerless by being constantly kicked around," writes nationally recognized bullying expert Elizabeth Kandel Englander. In this practical and insightful book, Englander dispels pervasive myths and misconceptions about peer cruelty, bullying, and cyberbullying.…
Descriptors: Bullying, Computer Mediated Communication, Misconceptions, Behavior Problems
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Turner, Kristen H. – Educational Horizons, 2012
Today's adolescents write to communicate--via text messaging, instant messaging, and social networking posts. They are skilled at manipulating their out-of-school digital language to communicate with an intended audience and to capture individual voice. Because the writing is informal, teens have the ability to break rules, and they can do so…
Descriptors: Writing Skills, Adolescents, Synchronous Communication, Influence of Technology
George Lucas Educational Foundation, 2011
Communication between home and school is good for kids. Keeping families up-to-date about upcoming events is important, but it's not enough to fully engage parents as partners. When schools and families really work together, that sets the stage for all kinds of benefits. The National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education reports that…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship, Parent Conferences, Family School Relationship
Lu, Yun – Online Submission, 2011
The purpose of this study was to share the author's experience of using the virtual classroom when teaching online mathematics course. Various softwares including MyMathLab and Wimba are introduced and the teaching methods and tips are provided and analyzed. Results show that the use of the virtual classroom enhance the communication in the online…
Descriptors: Virtual Classrooms, Web Based Instruction, Synchronous Communication, Asynchronous Communication
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Epp, Erik M.; Green, Kellie F.; Rahman, Aliya M.; Weaver, Gabriela C. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2010
The characteristics of the online environment alter how students and instructors interact. Scientific discourse among students and instructors in an online text-only synchronous environment was analyzed. In converting dialogue to text, many of the nonverbal cues, such as facial expression and tone of voice, which instructors use to gauge student…
Descriptors: Cues, Nonverbal Communication, Computer Mediated Communication, Interaction
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Groth, Randall E.; Bergner, Jennifer A. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2007
This article describes the formation of a pedagogy-focused online discussion group for middle school mathematics teachers. Advice is offered for those seeking to establish similar conversations among their colleagues.
Descriptors: Discussion Groups, Mathematics Teachers, Teaching Methods, Online Systems
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Merkley, Donna; Schmidt, Denise; Dirksen, Carrie; Fuhler, Carol – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2006
Effective communication between homes and schools can be essential in helping students experience success in the classroom. Unfortunately, the topic of establishing mechanisms for meaningful parent-teacher communication is often slighted during the preparation of teachers. New teachers entering classrooms need the opportunity to interact and…
Descriptors: Communication Strategies, Parent Teacher Cooperation, Technology Uses in Education, Reading Teachers