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ERIC Number: EJ669133
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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The Value of On-Line Communication: Findings from a Community Development Course.
Ferman, Terrie; Burkett, Ingrid; Hooper, Meg
Australian Journal of Adult Learning, v43 n1 p115-31 Apr 2003
Analysis of online discussions in a mixed-mode college course (print, seminar, online, video) revealed the following: (1) online preparation for the seminar resulted in superior presentations; (2) online communication about class tasks prepared students for later technology use; and (3) prosocial learner behavior, modeled on teacher behavior, emerged from computer-mediated communication. (Contains 27 references.) (SK)
Descriptors: Communication Research, Computer Mediated Communication, Delivery Systems, Foreign Countries, Helping Relationship, Higher Education, Online Courses, Outcomes of Education, Seminars
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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