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Yoder, Sharon – Learning & Leading with Technology, 1996
To provide college students with a conceptual model of how their network connects to the Internet, and enable them to understand the principles of sending e-mail and using other telecomputing resources, signs were created using a graphics program with different icons representing each network component. The signs were then attached to students who…
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Literacy, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks
Adkins, Mark E. – 1991
A study investigated the conditions under which computer-mediated communication (CMC) (electronic mail) senders were perceived as self-absorbed by CMC receivers. Experience with electronic mail was the independent variable and perceived self-absorption, attraction, and homophily were the dependent variables. Two-hundred fifty volunteers from a…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, College Students, Communication Research, Computer Networks
Watkins, Beverly T. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1994
Faculty at 11 higher education institutions in California, New Mexico, Texas, and northern Mexico have been experimenting with computer conferencing on the BESTNET (Bilingual English-Spanish Telecommunications Network). The growing system is credited with creating an international student-faculty community that crosses cultural barriers for…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Students, Computer Networks, Educational Improvement
Arnzen, Michael A. – Internet World, 1995
Presents guidelines for college students on using the Internet. Highlights include registering early, learning about Campus Wide Information System, finding an ideal time to use the computer lab and experimenting on the equipment, finding local USENET groups, reading the local mailing lists, researching professors' backgrounds, e-mailing…
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Centers, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education
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Mowrer, Donald E. – Higher Education, 1996
Analysis of instructor (n=1) and student (n=61) postings on an electronic forum during a one-semester undergraduate phonetics course found students wrote about 340 topics in 143 postings, and the instructor wrote about 124 topics in 23 postings. Analysis of topics identified four interactive communicative categories that show interaction trends…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Students, Computer Networks, Conferences
Ruberg, Laurie F.; Taylor, C. David – 1995
This study provides detailed descriptions, analyses, and interpretations of student interactions and participation that occurred in computer-mediated interactive writing activities in two different college classroom network situations. A freshman composition class focused on the teaching of writing through assigned exercises and incorporated…
Descriptors: Botany, College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication
Allen, Marjorie – 1995
A Valparaiso University (Indiana) computer network was used to investigate the use of campus electronic mail to encourage students in English-as-a-Second-Language reading and writing classes to increase communication among themselves, to make homework assignments more interesting, and to familiarize students with on-line composing and editing.…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Students, Computer Literacy, Computer Networks
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Singhal, Meena – On-Call, 1998
Describes various studies and projects on computer-mediated communication for enhancing second language learning and culture education, examining their impact on participating elementary, secondary, and college students. Results indicate that e-mail and teleconferencing provide authentic communication and foster awareness of languages and…
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks
Rickman, Jon T.; Hubbard, Dean L. – 1992
The Electronic Campus system of Northwest Missouri State University (Maryville) links every office and residence hall room on campus. It also networks these offices and rooms with databases and software applications. The system was developed to provide a low-cost alternative for a public institution where most students could not afford to purchase…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Access to Information, Case Studies, College Students
Smith, Peter, Ed.; Smith, Carol L., Ed. – Association of Small Computer Users in Education (ASCUE), 2005
This 2005 Association of Small Computer Users in Education (ASCUE) conference proceedings presented the theme "Campus Technology: Anticipating the Future." The conference introduced its ASCUE Officers and Directors, and provides abstracts of the pre-conference workshops. The full-text conference papers in this document include: (1) Developing…
Descriptors: Virtual Classrooms, Programming (Broadcast), Computers, Tests