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Direct linkKeehn, Gabriel – Educational Theory, 2022
Many on the contemporary Left assume that the Right has irrevocably taken control of cyberspace. Many believe that the terrain of online memetic discourse, from 4chan to Russian interference in the 2016 election via social media, is now the domain of trolls, fascists, and neo-Nazis. In this article, Gabriel Keehn argues against that assumption,…
Descriptors: Political Affiliation, Political Attitudes, Political Issues, Social Media
Wible, D.; Liu, A. L.-E.; Tsao, N.-L. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2011
The shift towards communicative language teaching in recent decades has created pressure towards individualized pedagogy that arises from the diversity found within any group of learners. One of the richest areas of diversity in target language needs across learners is the lexis of the various discourse communities that different learners are…
Descriptors: Discourse Communities, Language Processing, Vocabulary Development, Internet
Weinstein, Margery – Training, 2011
A household name synonymous with modern telecommunications, Verizon's performance management innovations in 2010 kept pace with the growth of its brand. Many people probably are customers of the company's services. What's less known to the public is the consistent quality of Verizon's learning and development programs. A regular on the "Training"…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Business, On the Job Training, Educational Quality
Junco, Reynol; Chickering, Arthur W. – About Campus, 2010
For centuries, issues of civil discourse only arose concerning written and oral communication. But now, new technologies for communication and social interaction, particularly social media, have dramatically expanded the potential for human interaction. They generate significant challenges for institutional policies and practices to encourage and…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Opportunities, Interaction, Technological Advancement
Peer reviewedGurak, Laura J. – Journal of Business and Technical Communication, 1996
States that computer-mediated communication on the Internet offers new challenges and opportunities for technical communication. Describes the cases of Lotus "MarketPlace" and the Clipper chip to illustrate the specialized nature of technical communities on the Internet. Suggests that when technical messages are not overly complex,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Communication Research, Computer Mediated Communication, Discourse Communities
Kendall, Janet Ross – New Directions for Student Services, 2005
Providing high-quality student services to students enrolled in distance education programs is a critical link to the academic success of this growing student population. (Contains 7 figures.)
Descriptors: Internet, Distance Education, Total Quality Management, Student Personnel Workers
Conrad, Dianne – Open Learning, 2003
In this paper, I take the position that the recently increased "e-talk" permeating our language potentially compromises our field's professionalism by "one-minutizing" learning that uses computer-mediated technologies. In so doing, I discuss historical aspects of adult education, the importance of language as a naming function, the evolution of…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Distance Education, Educational Technology, Adult Education
