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Publication Date: 2006-Aug
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Student-Instructor Communication: The Role of Email
Hassini, Elkafi
Computers and Education, v47 n1 p29-40 Aug 2006
We report on the use of email lists as a supplement to teaching. We argue that email lists can provide a valuable students-instructor communication channel and describe the process of setting up and managing such lists. A case study of email messages exchanged in an introductory operations research course is also included. The case illustrates how a "strategic" use of email leads to a richer learning experience, by providing an extra medium for communication, and offers a valuable feedback database that can, among other things, be used to improve future editions of a course.
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Electronic Mail, Case Studies, Learning Experience, Feedback, Databases, Introductory Courses, Educational Media, Computer Assisted Instruction, Teaching Methods, Instructional Improvement, Computer Mediated Communication
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