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Chapter 49
Handbook of Research on Computer Mediated Communication
The term refers to asynchronous message storage and related retrieval software located on a central server. Messages are posted and stored there and made accessible by browser or client program. The software may allow for branching and threading of messages and the sorting of messages by category (date, author, subject, etc.), and may also include a facility for synchronous communication (CHAT).
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E-Mail Distribution Lists in Adult Learning: A Historical Perspective
Mauri Collins (University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA) and Zane Berge (University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA)
Copyright: © 2008 |Pages: 15
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-863-5.ch049
Abstract
Online, e-mail-based discussion groups are contemporary examples of an historical tradition of voluntary, informal, learning groups used by adults for topical discussion, fellowship, and learning. Because the discussion among group members takes the form of e-mail exchanges, they are also been likened to historical correspondence networks. This chapter sets the historical context of the e-mail-based discussion groups that preceded the extensive use of bulletin-board style discussion forums in contemporary learning management systems.
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Preparing Faculty for Distance Learning Teaching
Communication between students, and between students and faculty, to share ideas and to comment on others’ ideas. The information is seen as a threaded discourse so that individuals can track which comment belongs to which topic.
Published in Chapter: Preparing Faculty for Distance Learning Teaching; From: Encyclopedia of Distance Learning, Second Edition
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Chapter 49
E-Mail Distribution Lists in Adult Learning: A Historical Perspective
The term refers to asynchronous message storage and related retrieval software located on a central server. Messages are posted and stored there and made accessible by browser or client program. The software may allow for branching and threading of messages and the sorting of messages by category (date, author, subject, etc.), and may also include a facility for synchronous communication (CHAT).
Published in Chapter: E-Mail Distribution Lists in Adult Learning: A Historical Perspective; From: Handbook of Research on Computer Mediated Communication
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