Empty pathways: Faculty use of computer mediated communication

Author

Held, Julie A. ; Fitzpatrick, Christine Y. ; Sharp, Julie E.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Eng. & Technol., Purdue Univ., Indianapolis, IN, USA

fYear

1993

fDate

5-8 Oct 1993

Firstpage

123

Lastpage

127

Abstract

The use of electronic mail and other forms of computer mediated communication among faculty in engineering and technology is discussed. Through the interviews and case studies, the authors examine characteristics of faculty who are active users of comptuer mediated communication (CMC), as well as those who do not use the communication technology. Possible barriers to a more widespread use of this medium for instruction and professional development are examined, and remedies are suggested

Keywords

computer aided instruction; electronic mail; engineering education; groupware; professional communication; Faculty use; case studies; computer mediated communication; electronic mail; empty pathways; engineering; instruction; interviews; professional development; Communications technology; Computer aided instruction; Computer mediated communication; Computer networks; Computer science education; Demography; Electronic mail; Employment; Information technology; Professional communication;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Professional Communication Conference, 1993. IPCC 93 Proceedings. 'The New Face of Technical Communication: People, Processes, Products'

Conference_Location

Philadelphia, PA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IPCC.1993.593792

Filename

593792