Enhancing Connections between Students and Instructors: African-American Students' Use of Computer-Mediated Communication.

Griffin, Frank W.; Anderton-Lewis, Lillie

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Publication Date: 1998

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Enhancing Connections between Students and Instructors: African-American Students' Use of Computer-Mediated Communication.

Griffin, Frank W.; Anderton-Lewis, Lillie

Business Communication Quarterly, v61 n2 p9-19 Jun 1998

Investigates perceptions and practices of 138 business communications students, finding that using e-mail and Internet to complete assignments encouraged students to become active learners and to contact instructors. Suggests that e-mail helps African-American students see instructors as facilitators, and fosters an informal rhetorical relationship that rewards openness and collaboration among students and instructors within the formal academic setting. (SR)

Descriptors: Active Learning, Black Students, Business Communication, Computer Mediated Communication, Cooperative Learning, Electronic Mail, Higher Education, Internet, Student Participation, Teacher Role, Teacher Student Relationship

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Language: English

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