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Lipponen, L.; Rahikainen, M.; Hakkarainen, K.; Palonen, T. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2002
This study analyzed how students and teachers of one Finnish elementary class participated in and communicated through the Computer Supported Intentional Learning Environment (CSILE) during 1997-1998. The density of the interaction within class, students' participation rates, students' position in the CSILE mediated network of interaction, and the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Distance Education
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Aiken, Milam; Riggs, Mary – Journal of Creative Behavior, 1993
A computer-based group decision support system (GDSS) to increase collaborative group productivity and creativity is explained. Various roles for the computer are identified, and implementation of GDSS systems at the University of Mississippi and International Business Machines are described. The GDSS is seen as fostering productivity through…
Descriptors: Adults, Brainstorming, Computer Networks, Computer Oriented Programs
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Collins, Mauri P.; Murphy, Karen L. – Journal of Distance Education, 1997
This study used content analysis to identify the communication conventions and protocols that real-time, interactive electronic chat users developed in instructional settings. Most frequently used conventions included sharing information/techniques for conveying meaning and indicating interest in a topic, using keywords and names of individuals,…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Content Analysis
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Mowrer, Donald E. – Higher Education, 1996
Analysis of instructor (n=1) and student (n=61) postings on an electronic forum during a one-semester undergraduate phonetics course found students wrote about 340 topics in 143 postings, and the instructor wrote about 124 topics in 23 postings. Analysis of topics identified four interactive communicative categories that show interaction trends…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Students, Computer Networks, Conferences
Johansson, Tuovi; Ruokamo, Heli – 2002
This paper deals with the research of the realization interaction in the Finnish Virtual University's network-based studies of cognitive science in the autumn 2001. This research examines the independent study of cognitive science which occurs through a network and the face-to-face study that takes place in cooperation in a group and the study…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Cooperative Education
Wisconsin Univ. System, Madison. – 1999
This document contains 71 papers and 11 workshop presentations on distance teaching and learning from a conference on educational research. The following are among the papers included: "Bridging Distances and Differences" (Nancy Anderson); "The Role of Site Directors in Faculty and Student Success" (Edith M. Barnett, Jeanie P.…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Academic Libraries, Academic Persistence, Adult Learning