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Learning in Online Communities

January 1, 2006 | Media and Technology
"Computer-mediated communication" refers to communication between people that occurs through the medium of the computer, and includes email, instant messages, chat rooms, newsgroups, and blogs. Learning sciences researchers have made great progress in understanding how CMC can be used to connect learners together, and to allow learners to connect with society at large.

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  • Amy Bruckman
    Author
    Gerogia Institute of Technology
  • Citation

    ISBN : 978-0521607773
    Publication Name: Cambridge handbook of the learning sciences
    Page Number: 461
    Resource Type: Edited Chapter
    Discipline: Computing and information science | Education and learning science | Technology
    Audience: General Public | Educators/Teachers | Museum/ISE Professionals
    Environment Type: Media and Technology | Websites, Mobile Apps, and Online Media

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