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ERIC Number: EJ589983
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0360-1315
Electronic Networking in Initial Teacher Education: Is a Virtual Faculty of Education Possible?
Pearson, John
Computers & Education, v32 n3 p221-38 Apr 1999
Reports on the use of an electronic network in a school-based initial teacher education course to facilitate discussion between participants. Discusses computer conferencing; the presence of a public audience on the network; collaboration; and issues regarding participation in a virtual community. Contains 46 references.(Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Audience Analysis, College School Cooperation, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Higher Education, Interpersonal Communication, Preservice Teacher Education, Teleconferencing
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Collaborative Learning; Virtual Classrooms; Virtual Communities