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HICSS
2003
IEEE
215views Biometrics» more  HICSS 2003»
13 years 10 months ago
A Field Study of Use of Synchronous Chat in Online Courses
A field study of Computer Mediated Communication (CMC) as used in higher education asks the questions, "Will students take part in synchronous chat sessions if they are sched...
David H. Spencer, Starr Roxanne Hiltz
JCDL
2003
ACM
221views Education» more  JCDL 2003»
13 years 10 months ago
The Interactive Shared Educational Environment: User Interface, System Architecture and Field Study
The user interface and system architecture of a novel Interactive Shared Educational Environment (ISEE) are presented. Based on a lightweight infrastructure, ISEE enables relative...
Xiangming Mu, Gary Marchionini, Amy Pattee
CSCW
2010
ACM
14 years 1 months ago
An empirical study of critical mass and online community survival
There is general consensus that critical mass at inception ensures the sustained success of online communities. However, no clear understanding of what constitutes such a 'cr...
Daphne R. Raban, Mihai Moldovan, Quentin Jones
ETS
2000
IEEE
144views Hardware» more  ETS 2000»
13 years 4 months ago
An Evaluation of Computer Mediated Communication to Support Group Discussion in Continuing Education
An evaluation of a taught module within a Post-Graduate Master of Education course is reported. Participants on the course were mainly teachers learning for continuing professiona...
Rachel M. Pilkington, Catherine L. Bennett, Sarah ...
CHI
2000
ACM
13 years 9 months ago
The social life of small graphical chat spaces
This paper provides a unique quantitative analysis of the social dynamics of three chat rooms in the Microsoft VChat graphical chat system. Survey and behavioral data were used to...
Marc A. Smith, Shelly Farnham, Steven M. Drucker