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Benefits of computer‐mediated communication in college courses
Abstract
This essay explores the benefits of augmenting college‐level courses with computer‐mediated communication (CMC). It discusses how CMC can be used to enhance communication among teachers and students from the perspective of a pedagogy that seeks to increase student responsibility and autonomy. In the first part of the article I outline the philosophy that directed my choice of pedagogical methods; then I describe how CMC worked in three courses and what interactions occurred as a result; and finally I present reasons for using CMC in future course offerings.
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Metadata
- Authors
- McComb, M.
- Affiliations
- Marist University (US)
- Corresponding author
- McComb, Mary
- Venue
- Communication Education
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 1994-04
- Volume
- 43
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 159-170
- ISSN
- 0363-4523 (ISSN-L)
- 1479-5795
- OpenAlex
- W2084807187
- Cited by
- 127
- References
- 17
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 3 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 30.45
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Communication Education (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Online and Blended Learning
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Communication in Education and Healthcare
- Social Sciences › Education › Educational Technology in Learning
- Keywords
- computer-mediated communication, university courses, student independence, student responsibility, teacher-student communication, pedagogy, online learning, course design
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