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Doering, Aaron; Lewis, Cynthia; Veletsianos, George; Nichols-Besel, Kristen – Journal of Computing in Teacher Education, 2008
Using an activity theory framework, we investigate how preservice teachers and middle school students utilized instant messaging in educational contexts and the impact of instant messaging on the development of community among preservice teachers. Qualitative results from six focus groups and two personal interviews indicate that instant messaging…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Synchronous Communication, Computer Mediated Communication, Student Attitudes
Wang, Lih-Ching Chen; Morgan, William R. – Journal of Computing in Teacher Education, 2008
This study investigated student perceptions of using instant messaging software for online interactive chapter discussions in a graduate teacher educational technology course. The criterion instrument was a 47-item scale that measured Chickering and Gamson's (1987) first four principles for good practice in undergraduate education, yielding…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Student Attitudes, Computer Uses in Education, Cooperation