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von Neuforn, Daniela Stokar – Interactive Learning Environments, 2007
To support and continue the motivation of participants in virtual learning environments it is important to achieve a successful learning atmosphere. Therefore, it is necessary to reach the participants on a personal level and to perceive their personal needs and emotions when conversing with them. These factors of learning motivation depend on the…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Communication, Nonverbal Communication, Computer Mediated Communication, Learning Motivation
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Browne, Tom; Jenkins, Martin; Walker, Richard – Interactive Learning Environments, 2006
Between 2001 and 2005 the Universities and Colleges Information Systems Association (UCISA) and the Joint Information Systems Council (JISC) conducted surveys into issues relating to the acquisition, use, management, and support of Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs). A number of other studies provide information on these issues during this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Virtual Classrooms, Educational Environment, Higher Education
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Hrastinski, Stefan – Interactive Learning Environments, 2006
Achieving student participation, it has been argued, is one of the most important challenges in distance education. This explorative study examines whether a synchronous communication medium, instant messaging (IM), may enable students to participate more actively in online group work. When comparing two groups that adopted IM with two groups that…
Descriptors: Student Participation, Distance Education, Computer Mediated Communication, Social Networks