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What is Polychronic Media Use

Chapter 55
Encyclopedia of E-Collaboration
Using several media simultaneously.
Published in Chapter:
IM Support for Informal Synchronous E-Collaboration
Stefan Hrastinski (Jönköping International Business School, Sweden)
Copyright: © 2008 |Pages: 6
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-000-4.ch054
Abstract
The aim of this article is to review how IM may be used to support e-collaboration. This is addressed by reviewing studies on IM in both work and in higher education settings. These two settings “share the problem of creating and sustaining a positive work and learning environment” (Haythornthwaite, 2000, p. 201) and by including research from both areas a deeper understanding may be obtained.
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