CEC Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches and Lectures
Title
Developing a virtual self: Mastering the skills of online communication
Event Location / Date(s)
Atlanta, GA, March 2, 2004
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Presentation Date
3-2-2004
Conference Name / Publication Title
Fifteenth International Conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education
ISSN or ISBN
978-1-880094-52-5
First Page
321
Last Page
327
Description
Thirty graduate students, many of whom currently teach online, were grouped into six teams of five for a blended-learning experience in which they interacted briefly in person and then dispersed to distant locales. Seven weeks were invested in online development of one online product per group. The web-based learning objects were the excuses for interaction; the goal was to learn to be with, speak with, and work with other people despite differences in time and place. A forum (discussion board) was used as the always-available meeting place. Each Community of Practice (CoP) had a dedicated thread in which asynchronous communication flourished. This presentation highlights the process, the products, and the lessons learned therein.
NSUWorks Citation
Abramson, Gertrude W., "Developing a virtual self: Mastering the skills of online communication" (2004). CEC Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches and Lectures. 231.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/gscis_facpres/231
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