What We Have Here Is a Failure To Communicate: The Criticality of Writing in Online Instruction.

Ragan, Tillman J.; White, Patricia R.

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ERIC Number: EJ640655

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2001

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What We Have Here Is a Failure To Communicate: The Criticality of Writing in Online Instruction.

Ragan, Tillman J.; White, Patricia R.

Computers and Composition, v18 n4 p399-409 2001

Addresses how online instructors can improve their email communications with students. Describes the characteristics and demands of online instruction as depending on the instructor's ability to communicate in writing. Presents a model to guide instructors in their online communications. Underscores the importance of instructors' writing skills in effective and appealing online teaching. (SG)

Descriptors: Distance Education, Electronic Mail, Higher Education, Internet, Teacher Improvement, Teacher Student Relationship, Writing Skills

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Note: Special Issue--Distance Education: Promises and Perils of Teaching and Learning Online.