Educational Effectiveness and the Computer Conferencing Interface.

Collins, Dave; Bostock, Stephen J.

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Publication Date: 1993

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Educational Effectiveness and the Computer Conferencing Interface.

Collins, Dave; Bostock, Stephen J.

Educational and Training Technology International, v30 n4 p334-42 Nov 1993

Discusses the use of computer conferencing in education; addresses difficulties involved in conferencing software, including computer literacy, the communications technology, the conferencing interface, integration with other software, and limitations on access; and describes FICS (Friendly Interface to Conferencing System) that was developed at the University of Keele (United Kingdom). (Contains 13 references.) (LRW)

Descriptors: Access to Computers, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Software Development, Courseware, Educational Technology, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Problems, Teleconferencing

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom

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