Using mediated communication tools in the classroom Research on Technology in Teaching

CMC Redux oIdentifying the tools oIdentifying the discourse oDesigning for instruction

Technical Characteristics oSynchroneity oPersistence oExchange oAudience

Synchroneity This is also a temporal facet that describes a response on a continuum from synchronous - real time to asynchronous - delayed It describes the notion of in sync - the more the various people are present to each other conversation telephone Simple mail synchronous asynchronous

Persistence synchronous asynchronous If the message is mutable it is hard to recall the message word for word. In contrast the more static a message The more immutable the content. Persistence describes the nature of the message and the ability of an individuals ability to recall the content of the message. conversation telephone Simple mail mutableimmutable

Exchange synchronous asynchronous Exchange describes the ability of participants to be able to negotiate meaning. Exchange describes the type of response that is a continuum from active to passive. conversation telephone Simple mail mutableimmutable passive active

Audience synchronous asynchronous The audience can be either public or private or somewhere in between. The audience is for whom the message is intended conversation telephone Simple mail mutableimmutable passive active private public

Taxonomy of Choice synchronous asynchronous conversation telephone Simple mail mutableimmutable passive active private public

Choice functionalinterpretational instrumental technology discourse applications

Design for Epistemic discourse

Instructional Design Epistemic discourse Define Epistemic? Define Discourse

Instructional Design Epistemic (Epistemology) What we know And how we know it

Instructional Design Epistemic discourse What we know And how we know it

Instructional Design Epistemic discourse Reflection Interaction Discourse