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Article: Computer mediated communication: online instruction and interactivity.
- Article from:
- Journal of Interactive Learning Research
- Article date:
- June 22, 2003
- Author:
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A major concern for many educators appears to be that there is an inherent reduction in the type and level of interaction between the instructor and students in web-based and web-enhanced courses. This assumption, however, does not appear to be based on any empirical, experiential, or significant anecdotal evidence. In fact, this view entirely ignores a fundamental aspect of web instruction: Computer Mediated Communication (CMC). In our experience, the effective use of CMC has resulted in an increase, not a decrease, in student-student and instructor-student interactivity.
In this article we explore the different forms and potential applications of CMC for ...