Interaction in Communication Technologies and Virtual Learning Environments: Human Factors

Interaction in Communication Technologies and Virtual Learning Environments: Human Factors

Angela T. Ragusa
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Release Date: January, 2010|Copyright: © 2010 |Pages: 426
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-874-1
ISBN13: 9781605668741|ISBN10: 1605668745|EISBN13: 9781605668758
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Changes in the availability, quality, and quantity of communication technologies are revolutionizing and fundamentally altering how individuals and organizations interact, communicate, and work.

Interaction in Communication Technologies and Virtual Learning Environments: Human Factors examines the effect of technological rationalism on communication and learning outcomes in a global, multi-cultural world. Drawing on the experiences and research expertise of key researchers and educators from multiple disciplines, this book presents real-world examples of virtual communicators in global, cross-cultural, and multi-dynamic environments.

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The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to:

  • Designing e-mail for knowledge management
  • Distance Education
  • E-mail interviewing
  • ePortfolios
  • Information communication technologies and e-democracy
  • Learning Management Systems
  • Social interactions in virtual environments
  • Technology diffusion in higher education
  • Virtual learning communities in higher education
  • Virtual learning in nursing education
  • Vodcast
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Interaction in Communication Technologies and Virtual Learning Environments: Human Factors aims to educate and familiarize everyday users of CMC technologies with the frequently unanticipated outcomes that accompany dialogue in virtual environments.

– Angela T. Ragusa, Charles Sturt University, Australia
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Angela T. Ragusa is a Lecturer in Sociology and Course Coordinator for the BA Honours Program at Charles Sturt University (Australia). She obtained a Ph.D. & MS in Sociology and MS in Science & Technology Studies from Virginia Tech and a BA (Hons) in Psychology from St. Francis College, Brooklyn, NY. Teaching sociology, psychology, politics and STS in American and Australian universities since 1997, she has received two (2007, 2010) research fellowships from the Institute for Land, Water & Society (ILWS), special study leave and is a member of the ILWS senior management committee. Angela is Editor-in-Chief of the journal Rural Society, an Editorial Board member for Information Resources & Management Journal, Open Sociology Journal and Open Communication Journal and supervises several PhD and honours students. Attracting over $50,000 in grants, Angela has over 20 refereed publications on media/communication technologies, socio-demographic change, environmental & water issues and social inequality and is currently researching tree changers, domestic violence and mental health nursing in rural Australia.
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