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Stuff related to computer mediated communication, both synchronous and asynchronous

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International Journal of Web Based Communities (IJWBC) - 1 - 1
https://www.inderscience.com/browse/index.php?journalID=50&y
ear=2004&vol=1&issue=1
  • Definitive journal on web-based communities

Created: Sunday November 21st 2004

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Compendium Institute
http://www.compendiuminstitute.org/default.htm
  • Interesting tool from Simon Buckingham Shum and gang that combines concept-mapping, argument visualisation and other cool features in a user-friendly, Java-based tool. It is a little clunky when used collaboratively, but is a very helpful weapon in the e-learning armoury, making things possible that...more

Created: Tuesday June 12th 2007

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Asynchronous discussion groups as Small World and Scale Free Networks
http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue9_9/ravid/index.html
  • Sound and interesting research about connections between posters, postings, threads etc

Created: Monday September 27th 2004

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Using Conversation Theory to Enrich On-line Group Work
http://www.cvm.tamu.edu/wklemm/Files/ConversationTheory.pdf
  • Interesting paper examining weaknesses of traditional threaded discussions

Created: Monday June 14th 2004

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Dwellings
http://edtech.it.bton.ac.uk/dwellings/
  • Dwellings is a new kind of virtual learning environment, a kind of collaborative web browser incorporating chat, resource sharing and simple resource creation. It is based on the dynamics of cities, following from the work of Jane Jacobs. You could think of it as a cross between a MOO, a Wiki, a lea...more

Created: Tuesday July 13th 2004

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NEGOTIATING CULTURES IN CYBERSPACE: PARTICIPATION PATTERNS AND PROBLEMATICS
http://llt.msu.edu/vol8num2/reeder/default.html
  • Kenneth Reeder and Leah P. Macfadyen
    The University of British Columbia
    Jörg Roche
    Ludwig Maximilians Universität, München, Germany
    Mackie Chase
    The University of British Columbia

    ABSTRACT

    In this paper we report findings of a m...more

Created: Saturday October 23rd 2004

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Bill Pelz - 3 principles
http://www.aln.org/publications/jaln/v8n3/v8n3_pelz.asp
  • Bill Pelz was recipient of the 2003 Sloan-C award for online teaching. This paper has some very detailed and helpful examples of good practice, plus the three principles (let the students do it, interactivity is the key, strive for presence)

Created: Sunday August 22nd 2004

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The Virtual Community, by Howard Rheingold
http://www.rheingold.com/vc/book/
  • Seminal book, available online

Created: Sunday July 4th 2004

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Wide Open Spaces: Wikis, Ready or Not
http://www.educause.edu/pub/er/erm04/erm0452.asp
  • Great article on the potential of Wikis to transform education by Brian Lamb, with plenty of practical advice and links to relevant resources

Created: Wednesday September 22nd 2004

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Moderating educational computer conferencing
http://www.emoderators.com/papers/mason.html
  • Very straightforward and useful article by Robin Mason

Created: Sunday September 26th 2004

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  weight: 13 Opportunities, CFPs etc
  weight: 10 Journals
  weight: 9 Complexity and education
  weight: 9 Learning Technology
  weight: 11 Virtual learning environments
  weight: 12 Social software
  weight: 9 M Generation
  weight: 11 Theories
  weight: 9 Blogs etc
  weight: 7 Knowledge management
  weight: 10 Standards and interoperability
  weight: 9 Web conferencing
  weight: 10 Papers etc
  weight: 9 Books
no new resources added in the last 10 days Current topic - weight: 9 CMC etc
  weight: 9 Software
  weight: 7 Conferences etc
  weight: 8 Adaptive systems
  weight: 7 Self-directed learning
  weight: 6 Organisations

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