Socialization in the "Virtual Hallway": Instant Messaging in the Asynchronous Web-Based Distance Education Classroom.

Nicholson, Scott

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Publication Date: 2002

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Socialization in the "Virtual Hallway": Instant Messaging in the Asynchronous Web-Based Distance Education Classroom.

Nicholson, Scott

Internet and Higher Education, v5 n4 p363-72 2002

Examined differences in communication between masters degree students at Syracuse University who used instant messaging (IM) services and those who did not in the same asynchronous distance education Web-based course. Results showed that students who used IM found it easier to communicate and felt a stronger sense of community. (Author/LRW)

Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Distance Education, Higher Education, Masters Programs, Socialization, Technology Uses in Education, Web Based Instruction

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Language: English

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