Computer-Mediated Communication and Social Presence in a Distance Learning Environment

New Search

Print Abstract

E-mail Abstract

Full Text

Save to My Collections

Export Citation

Leh, A.S.C. (2001). Computer-Mediated Communication and Social Presence in a Distance Learning Environment. International Journal of Educational Telecommunications, 7(2), 109-128. Norfolk, VA: AACE.
Retrieved from http://www.editlib.org/p/8470.

• Share:
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

Journal Information

International Journal of Educational Telecommunications
ISSN 1077-9124
Volume 7, Issue 2, 2001
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)  Norfolk, VA

Author

Amy S. C. Leh, California State University at San Bernardino, USA

Abstract

Electronic mail (e-mail), a computer-mediated communica-tion (CMC) technology, has become a common and inexpen-sive way to provide distant communication and learning. This study investigated (a) the appropriateness of CMC in distance learning and (b) the opinions of students and in-structors towards the use of CMC in instruction. The partici-pants were college students in the USA learning Spanish and communicating with college students in Mexico by way of e-mail for 10 weeks. Data collection included e-mail messag-es, surveys, and interviews. The study indicated that CMC produced immediate benefits for distance learning and that the students and the instructor were in favor of the use of CMC in instruction. A follow-up study was conducted one year after the initial study was completed. The results of the follow-up study supported the initial findings.

Keywords

• Communication
• Students

Also Read

• Turning the Searchlight on Social Presence in Online Learning Environment: An Empirical Study
• Strategies To Increase Interaction In Online Social Learning Environments
• The Measurement of Social Presence in an Online Learning Environment
• Comparative Analysis of Learner Satisfaction and Learning Outcomes in Online and Face-to-Face Learning Environments
• Developing Emotional Presence Scale for Measuring Students' Involvement during e-Learning process
• The Impacts Of The Online Discussion Durations On Online Social Presence
• Cutting-edge tools and Convergerences for the 21st Century Curricula: An International Vision, Part 1
• Enhancing Student Engagement and Achievement with Audience Response Systems
• Global Warming – Should We Worry? A Problem-based, Simulation, and Teamwork Approach To Teaching Integrated Science
• Exploring the Relationship between Modularization Ability and Performance in the C++ Programming Language: The Case of Novice Programmers and Expert Programmers

Tags