Computer Mediated Communication

"the use of a computer/computer network to discover information and share ideas."

Three modes of computer-mediated communication:

• Human-to-Human using a computer
  • Electronic mail, live chat, etc.
• Human-to-computer for inforamtion maintenance and retrieval
  • involves using computers to access, search, and retieve files from archival sources.
• Human-to-computer for process assistance.
  • Involves using computers to facilitate instruction and learning. ("computer-based instruction")

See: "CMC Information Sources" by John C. December.

A good directory of information sources about online communication and the Internet.

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Created by Michael Ritter ( mritter@uwsp.edu ) Last revised 8/20/97