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Chapter 46
Encyclopedia of E-Collaboration
An example of face-to-face communication in the academic arena.
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Faculty Preferences for Communications Channels
Rolando Pena-Sanchez (Texas A&M International University, USA) and Richard C. Hicks (Texas A&M International University, USA)
Copyright: © 2008 |Pages: 9
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-000-4.ch045
Abstract
In higher education, there are two distinctly different means of communication. The first is group communication, which normally takes place in the classroom. Most of the communication in the classroom uses the face-to-face media. Outside of the classroom, however, various communications media may be used. In this article, we examine the preferences for face to face, e-mail, and telephonic communication for a variety of tasks.
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