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Article: Group work and electronic meeting systems: from boardroom to classroom.
- Article from:
- Business Communication Quarterly
- Article date:
- December 1, 1998
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Technology in education has undergone an evolution. The late 1970s introduced school-based computers as teaching machines. At the time, teachers placed greater emphasis on the machine than they placed on the content, thus drill-and-practice software predominated (Mike, 1996). Over time, processing power increased and the role of computers in education broadened to include simulation and problem-solving software. More recently, with the widespread use of personal computers and comprehensive office support software, the computer has also become a tool to improve student productivity (Nunamaker, Briggs, Mittleman, Vogel & Balthazard, 1997; Mike, 1996). Networked computers and ...