Computer Mediated Communications Week 9 LBSC 690 Information Technology Agenda Questions Computer mediated communications Computer Supported Cooperative Work Educational computing Project presentations Computer Mediated Communication CMC refers to human communication via computers including computer network communication on the Internet and the World Wide Web People interested in CMC study a range of phenomena from the dynamics of group communication in Usenet news articles to how people use hypertext to shape meaning from http www ibiblio org cmc center html Describing CMC Applications How many participants One or many When Synchronous or asynchronous Where Local or remote Cooperative systems Same Time synchronous Different Times asynchronous Same place local face to face classroom tools postit notes meeting support systems Different places remote IM Chat Rooms Email Usenet news NetMeeting VTC Access Grid Inspired by the table in Shneiderman s Designing user interfaces Asynchronous Remote Email centralized storage Individual Mailing lists Usenet distributed storage Hierarchical organization comp edu languages natural Archive groups google com Analysis research microsoft com masmith Threaded discussion lists Example http discus hope edu f05 Synchronous Remote Instant Messaging IM e g AIM MSN Messenger Chat Rooms Whole lines are sent at a time e g chat yahoo com NetMeeting IM audio video whiteboard shared applications MSN Messenger now includes these capabilities Glass Wall Unplanned interactions Informal communication Synchronous Local Meeting support systems Brainstorming Online review Annotated minutes Example Teaching theater student tools Computer Supported Cooperative Work CSCW Work Grounded in the study of work processes Cooperative Assumes a shared objective task Technology supported Computers are just one type of tools used Groupware Key Issues in CSCW Shared information space Group awareness Coordination Concurrency control Multi user interfaces Heterogeneous environments Case Study Virtual Reference Required functions System architecture Adoption Case Study 2 Your Project Team Face to face meetings Teleconferences Shared workspace on WAM IM synchronized work sessions NetMeeting Educational Computing Computer Assisted Education What most people think of first Computer Managed Instruction What most people really do first Computer Mediated Communication All that CSCW stuff applied to education Computer Based Multimedia Just another filmstrip machine Rationales Pedagogic Use computers to teach Vocational Computer programming is a skill like typing Social Computers are a part of the fabric of society Catalytic Computers are symbols of progress Conditions for Success Most prerequisites are not computer specific Need know how time commitment leadership incentives expectations The most important barrier is time Teacher time is by far the most important factor Alternatives Facilities Computer classrooms e g teaching theaters Computers IN classrooms e g HBK 2119 Objectives Computer Literacy Not so in the Maryland teaching theaters Comparatively few technology classes Discussion Point Computers as Educational Media What are the most salient characteristics Books Video Computers Distance Education Correspondence courses Focus on dissemination and evaluation Instructional television Dissemination interaction and evaluation Computer Assisted Instruction Same three functions w ubiquitous technology
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