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Direct linkPisa, Sheila Saden – ProQuest LLC, 2013
People are increasingly looking to online social communities as ways of communicating. However, even as participation in social networking is increasing, online communities often fail to coalesce. Noted success factors for online communities are linked to the community's purpose and culture. They are also related to structures that allow for…
Descriptors: Facilitators (Individuals), Online Courses, Large Group Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication
Slagter van Tryon, Patricia J.; Bishop, M. J. – Distance Education, 2009
Group social structure provides a comfortable and predictable context for interaction in learning environments. Students in face-to-face learning environments process social information about others in order to assess traits, predict behaviors, and determine qualifications for assuming particular responsibilities within a group. In online learning…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Social Structure, Group Structure, Social Environment
Dupin-Bryant, Pamela A. – Journal of Applied Research for Business Instruction, 2008
Groups are a fundamental part of the business world. Yet, as companies continue to expand internationally, a major challenge lies in promoting effective communication among employees who work in varying time zones. Global expansion often requires group collaboration through computer systems. Computer-mediated groups lead to different communicative…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Group Structure, Communication Skills, Employees
Ikpeze, Chinwe – Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 2007
Although researchers and educators agree that small group collaboration is an essential part of teacher education, not much attention had been paid to examining the dynamics, characteristics, and processes of online group collaboration involving teachers in a peer-led context. Yet, understanding how online teacher learning groups evolve and what…
Descriptors: Teacher Educators, Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Graduate Students
Gender, Group Composition, and Task Type in Small Task Groups Using Computer-Mediated Communication.
Peer reviewedSavicki, Victor; And Others – Computers in Human Behavior, 1996
To investigate gender effects on computer-mediated communication, undergraduate psychology students were put in small groups (males, females, or mixed) and were assigned feminine content (decision making) and masculine content (intellective) task types. Groups of females, regardless of task, sent more words per e-mail message, were more satisfied…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Electronic Mail, Group Dynamics, Group Structure
Daugherty, Martha; Turner, Jeff – Interactive Learning Environments, 2003
Student interactivity in web-based educational environments has shown to increase academic learning and motivation (Jiang, 1998; Petraglia, 1998). However, instructors often find it difficult to assess the quality of online group dynamics without visual observations of student behaviors. The purpose of this study was to investigate the use of…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Internet, Web Based Instruction, Graduate Students
