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ERIC Number: EJ621771
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0360-1315
Communication within On-Line Forums: The Opportunities, the Constraints and the Value of a Communicative Approach.
Hammond, Michael
Computers & Education, v35 n4 p251-62 Dec 2000
Investigates the nature and value of asynchronous online discussion within small groups of learners. Draws on research into the experiences of adult learners within short courses; and discusses how forums afford communication, including the exchange of personal information and of sustained reflection on course readings and other learners' writings. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Communication (Thought Transfer), Discussion Groups, Small Group Instruction, Web Based Instruction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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