Computer Mediated Communication
Bulletin Boards
Author: David Wong
Instructional Technology Coordinator
The true aim of everyone
who aspires to be a teacher should be, not to impart his own opinions,
but to kindle minds.
- Frederick William Robertson
Introduction
Paulsen (1995) has defined computer-mediated communication
(CMC) as the "transmission and reception of messages using
computer as input, storage, output and routing devices. CMC includes
information retrieval, electronic mail, bulletin boards and computer
conferencing." This lesson introduces faculty to computer
mediated communication. This lesson will provide an overview of
CMC and introduce some literature on different pedagogical techniques
for online interaction.
Learning Objectives
Lesson Goal
Familiarize faculty with computer mediated communication.
Learning Objectives
- Faculty will know what computer mediated
communication (CMC) is.
- Faculty will know of existing literature
pertaining to CMC.
- Faculty will be able to include CMC
in their courses.
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