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Synchronous Collaboration and Instruction

Synchronous Collaboration and Instruction

Hélder Fanha Martins
Copyright: © 2008 |Pages: 8
ISBN13: 9781599048857|ISBN10: 159904885X|EISBN13: 9781599048864
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-885-7.ch211
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Martins, Hélder Fanha. "Synchronous Collaboration and Instruction." Encyclopedia of Networked and Virtual Organizations, edited by Goran D. Putnik and Maria Manuela Cruz-Cunha, IGI Global, 2008, pp. 1597-1604. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-885-7.ch211

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Martins, H. F. (2008). Synchronous Collaboration and Instruction. In G. Putnik & M. Cruz-Cunha (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Networked and Virtual Organizations (pp. 1597-1604). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-885-7.ch211

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Martins, Hélder Fanha. "Synchronous Collaboration and Instruction." In Encyclopedia of Networked and Virtual Organizations, edited by Goran D. Putnik and Maria Manuela Cruz-Cunha, 1597-1604. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2008. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-885-7.ch211

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Abstract

Some of the very first Internet technologies to be used for learning or distance education and training were the World Wide Web and e-mail. The World Wide Web allowed multimedia or hypermedia-based instructional content to be loaded on a Web server and browsed using HTML-based browsers, and Internet-based e-mail systems allowed learners and facilitators to correspond asynchronously—anytime, anyplace. However, one of the most significant contributions of Internet-based technologies toward training and collaboration in the last few years has been the introduction of synchronous collaboration technologies. Synchronous collaboration technologies truly create a new medium that brings facilitators and participants together in a dynamic and live environment through which highly interactive communication can occur—closing down the barriers for communication and learning.

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