The Tie that Binds: Building Discourse Communities and Group Cohesion through Computer-Based Conferences.

Selfe, Cynthia L.; Eilola, J. Daniel

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Publication Date: 1988

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The Tie that Binds: Building Discourse Communities and Group Cohesion through Computer-Based Conferences.

Selfe, Cynthia L.; Eilola, J. Daniel

Collegiate Microcomputer, v6 n4 p339-48 Nov 1988

Discussion of the use of electronic conferencing to form a discourse community focuses on a case study of student consultants working in a microcomputer lab supporting writing courses at Michigan Technological University. The formulation of a group identity, as well as group values, goals, and expectations are discussed. (16 references) (LRW)

Descriptors: Case Studies, Community, Computer Assisted Instruction, Discourse Communities, Group Dynamics, Group Unity, Higher Education, Microcomputers, Social Values, Teleconferencing, Writing (Composition), Writing Laboratories

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