Towards a design theory for synchronous communication in online education

DESRIST 2007 Conference Proceedings - 2nd International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 208-224

  Hrastinski, Stefan ^a   Keller, Christina ^a   Carlsson, Sven A ^b  

^a JÖNKÖPING INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Computer mediated communication; Design science; E learning; Online education

Indexed keywords

COLLABORATIVE LEARNING; COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; DESIGN SCIENCE; DISTANCE STUDENTS; INITIAL DESIGN; INTERMEDIATE SUPPORT; ON-LINE EDUCATION; SYNCHRONOUS COMMUNICATIONS;

COMMUNICATION; E-LEARNING; GROUP THEORY; INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

DESIGN;

EID: 78049410577     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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