Constant companions: Instant messaging conversations as sustainable supportive study structures amongst undergraduate peers

Computers and Education

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-18

  Timmis, Sue ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computer mediated communication; Cooperative collaborative learning; Formal and informal learning; Higher education; Motivation

Indexed keywords

COOPERATIVE COMMUNICATION; DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; EDUCATION; EDUCATION COMPUTING; MESSAGE PASSING; MOTIVATION; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

COLLABORATIVE ACTIVITIES; COMPUTER MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE/COLLABORATIVE LEARNING; HIGHER EDUCATION; INFORMAL LEARNING; MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS;

STUDENTS;

EID: 84865640979     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2011.09.026     Document Type: Conference Paper

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