Virtual communities: the effect of technology on learning

This paper is an exploration of the effects that communication technologies have on university students’ sense of community. The impact of communication technology has been twofold. While it has enabled globalization, and in turn affected the ways in which we interact within our community, it has al...

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Main Author: Anna Wildy
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid 2015-12-01
Series:Revista Iberoamericana sobre Calidad, Eficacia y Cambio en Educación
Online Access:https://revistas.uam.es/index.php/reice/article/view/10052
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spelling doaj-1b4fe8a5960146d6b08319b4855fe32a2020-11-25T02:50:36ZspaUniversidad Autónoma de Madrid Revista Iberoamericana sobre Calidad, Eficacia y Cambio en Educación1696-47132015-12-01318688Virtual communities: the effect of technology on learningAnna WildyThis paper is an exploration of the effects that communication technologies have on university students’ sense of community. The impact of communication technology has been twofold. While it has enabled globalization, and in turn affected the ways in which we interact within our community, it has also dismantled the barriers of space and time that have traditionally restricted students’ access to university. As such, universities incorporate communication technologies within their teaching practices as a method of providing effective and efficient teaching practices.https://revistas.uam.es/index.php/reice/article/view/10052
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description This paper is an exploration of the effects that communication technologies have on university students’ sense of community. The impact of communication technology has been twofold. While it has enabled globalization, and in turn affected the ways in which we interact within our community, it has also dismantled the barriers of space and time that have traditionally restricted students’ access to university. As such, universities incorporate communication technologies within their teaching practices as a method of providing effective and efficient teaching practices.
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