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ERIC Number: EJ594235
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0267-1522
Building a Learning Community On-Line: Towards Socio-Academic Interaction.
Lally, Vic; Barrett, Elizabeth
Research Papers in Education: Policy and Practice, v14 n2 p147-63 Jun 1999
Used computer-mediated communication (CMC) to support postgraduate students in distance-education contexts, examining how CMC could reduce transactional distance and noting the construction of learning communities within an online environment and the socioacademic nature of such communities. Results indicate that CMC can support the construction of online learning communities that provide significant social and academic support to students. (SM)
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Cooperative Learning, Distance Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Graduate Study, Higher Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Social Influences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Learning Communities