Enhancing Classroom Education with Instant Messaging Tools

Author

Yao, Xiaoming

Author_Institution

Coll. of Inf. Sci. & Technol., Hainan Univ., Haikou, China

fYear

2011

fDate

17-18 Sept. 2011

Firstpage

82

Lastpage

85

Abstract

Instant Messaging (IM) tools have been popularly spread over the campus in recent years due to its good interactivity for geographically distributed users. Many lecturers have chosen one of the IM tools as complementary means to improve their classroom teaching effects. In this paper, a number of issues we experienced are presented, including privacy concerns, trade-off between efficiency and fairness, and inside or outside classroom. Then, a model previously published for peer to-peer time-free learning is discussed. Finally, a result of teaching practice using IM tools is presented, which approves promising use of IM tools based on this model.

Keywords

Internet; computer aided instruction; data privacy; electronic messaging; peer-to-peer computing; IM tool; classroom education; classroom teaching effect; instant messaging tool; peer to-peer time-free learning; privacy; Computers; Electronic learning; Instant messaging; Mobile communication; Peer to peer computing; Privacy; instant messaging; learning model; peer-topeer interactivity; time-free learning;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Internet Computing & Information Services (ICICIS), 2011 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Hong Kong

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-1561-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICICIS.2011.27

Filename

6063198