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Download full textStephenson, Chris – 1997
This study examined the effects of computer-mediated communication (CMC) in creating a new environment for the development of a deaf community through a case study of DEAF-L, an on-line discussion venue focusing on issues and concerns relating to deaf people. Data collection took the form of participant observation and analysis of transcripts of…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Deafness, Electronic Mail, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedCarter, Lorraine; Rukholm, Ellen – Canadian Journal of University Continuing Education, 2002
A study of registered nurses participating in an Internet-based cardiac education program included analysis of online discussion forums. Comments about evidence-based theory and discipline-specific wiring indicated that the environment facilitated online scholarly discourse. Interactions provided moral, technical, and academic support to…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Computer Mediated Communication, Continuing Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedDavis, Mike – Interpersonal Computing and Technology, 1997
Some evidence supports the view that computer-mediated communication can sustain interpersonal links that already exist, but can it create a sense of community in people separated in time, space, context, and culture? Examines characteristics of cyberspace, and chronicles the activities on a listserv for adult education students and faculty in the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community, Computer Mediated Communication, Decentralization
Bhattacharya, Madhumita – 1999
This paper reports on a comparative study of the use of asynchronous (bulletin board) and synchronous (chat) discussion on three learning units based on the cognitive maps developed by the learners. Cognitive maps have been found to be an effective tool for learners for discussion in a distributed learning environment. Cognitive maps provided…
Descriptors: Cognitive Mapping, Comparative Analysis, Computer Mediated Communication, Cooperative Learning
Peer reviewedTakase, Emi – Science & Technology Libraries, 1997
Describes a project conducted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Libraries in collaboration with the MIT Japan Program; its objectives are to increase information exchange and enhance cooperation between Japan and the United States through a World Wide Web page and an interactive listserv. Examines usage statistics and issues in…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Computer Mediated Communication, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedCronje, J. C.; Clarke, P. A. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 1999
Describes a University of Pretoria (South Africa) computer-mediated course in distance education, designed to determine how the World Wide Web could be used as a virtual classroom with an electronic-mail listserv as a parallel discussion forum. A virtual classroom was created with virtual posters, virtual desks, and virtual portfolios. Student…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Course Descriptions
