What Writing Students Get From the Net: Using Synchronous Communication
to Develop Writerly Skills
What is Synchronous Communication?
Synchronous communication is computer-mediated communication that takes
place in real-time, where participants are all logged in to one network
at the same time from a variety of remote locations, and where participants'
input is immediately conveyed to other users for immediate response.
The most well-known kinds of synchronous communication are:
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Real-time Chat
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Commercial web-based chats (Parachat
[now owned by NBCi])*
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Teaching technology web-based chats (WebCT, Blackboard)
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Chat software (AOL’s IM, ICQ)
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MOOs, MUSHes, MUDs (Multi-User Object-Oriented
environments)
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