Instant Messaging – Collaborative Tool or Educator’s nightmare!
Farmer, Robert (2003). Instant Messaging - Collaborative Tool or Educator's Nightmare!. Retrieved on 14th Mar, 2009 from
Farmer, Robert (2003). Instant Messaging - Collaborative Tool or Educator's Nightmare!. Retrieved on 14th Mar, 2009 from
http://www.unb.ca/naweb/proceedings/2003/PaperFarmer.html.
SUMMARY
SUMMARY
The paper studied about IM including its usage among students and its advantages and disadvantages. Besides, he also mentioned about IM in education which is my concern that IM is used as a collaborative tool. He stated that the blending of education and learning along the Internet is natural but it is critical to have good connectivity. Immediate and constant connectivity is essential in education to be a useful communication platform. He listed out seven principles which are encourages contact between students and faculty, develops reciprocity and cooperation among students, encourages active learning, gives prompt feedback, emphasizes time on task, communicates high expectations and respects diverse talents and ways of learning.
Similarly with other relevant findings, there are benefits and drawbacks of IM in education. It helps in distance learning, provides active learning, increased collaborative opportunities and it is available globally. Yet it introduces new layers to the learning environment which may or may not be effective, misusage or security issues. At the educators point of view, it may increase the faculty's workload, time of work as longer hours would be spent on teaching and students will expect ubiquitous instructional access.
Despite all the drawbacks and benefits found, why is context factor not included in the consideration since we do not see IM being used in institution of other countries like Singapore?
Similarly with other relevant findings, there are benefits and drawbacks of IM in education. It helps in distance learning, provides active learning, increased collaborative opportunities and it is available globally. Yet it introduces new layers to the learning environment which may or may not be effective, misusage or security issues. At the educators point of view, it may increase the faculty's workload, time of work as longer hours would be spent on teaching and students will expect ubiquitous instructional access.
QUESTION
Despite all the drawbacks and benefits found, why is context factor not included in the consideration since we do not see IM being used in institution of other countries like Singapore?
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