Examples of Virtual Communities in the following topics:
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- A virtual world is an online community that takes the form of a computer-based simulated environment through which users can interact.
- A virtual world is an online community that takes the form of a computer-based simulated environment through which users can interact with one another.
- Communication is usually textual, but real-time voice communication is also possible.
- Certainly, users have developed techniques in the virtual world to communicate emotion.
- Explain how virtual worlds are changing the face of societal interactions, such as through the development of new language and like-minded communities
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- Their interactions are made possible by information and communication technology.
- By their nature, virtual teams have particular leadership needs.
- Leaders of virtual teams face communication challenges.
- The geographic distribution of virtual team members may also involve linguistic or cultural differences that can create barriers to effective communication.
- To address these communication challenges, e-leaders must communicate more frequently, provide more complete information, and use multiple means of communication technology effectively.
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- A virtual world is an online community that takes the form of a computer-based simulated environment through which users can interact with one another.
- Many studies of virtual worlds have questioned the virtual world's ability to convey nuanced emotional messages as people do in face-to-face interactions.
- Certainly, users have developed techniques in the virtual world to communicate emotion.
- While emoticons obviously do not convey the same range of mixed emotions as a human face, it is clear that participants in virtual worlds are innovating with language and images to develop new forms of communication.
- While interaction with other participants in virtual worlds can often be done in real-time, time consistency is not always maintained in online virtual worlds.
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- A virtual team is a temporary group created to accomplish specific tasks by using technology to collaborate remotely.
- Virtual teams require effective project management to facilitate communication and coordinate member activities.
- Even more than traditional teams where individuals work in the same location and time zone, virtual teams require effective project management to facilitate communication and coordination of tasks among members.
- They must learn to communicate well in writing to avoid misinterpretations that might be more easily avoided in a face-t0-face conversation.
- When virtual teams cross national boundaries, differences in language and culture require the ability to negotiate barriers to communication and collaboration.
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- Becoming a virtual professor: Pedagogical roles and asynchronous learning networks.
- Virtual learning environments.
- Communication Education, 52(2), 87.
- Asynchronous learning networks as a virtual classroom.
- Communication Research, 14(1), 85-108.
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- A virtual learning classroom, or online education, is an e-learning education system based on the web.
- Virtual learning can take place synchronously or asynchronously.
- Students can communicate through a microphone, chat rights, or by writing on the board.
- There are many virtual learning environments for students in grades K-12.
- Teachers' lack of knowledge and experience to manage virtual teacher-student interaction.
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- The virtual classroom space allows for two-way synchronous communications via a voice-over IP connection (VOIP) and an interactive white board space where students and the instructor can write, draw, and post slides.
- The virtual classroom also includes a chat client that allows students to transmit and receive real time messages via the network.
- Jones' class will meet once a week in the virtual classroom where he will present his material to the class, give the students a chance to communicate vocally, create team rooms where students can have peer team discussions, and where each team will give a presentation at the end of the semester.
- In order for communication tools such as blogs, wikis, instant messaging, chat and virtual classrooms to be used effectively, experienced instructional designers need to work with instructors to ensure that scaleable learning environments are developed.
- Jones is creating gathering places for online learning communities to form and develop.
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- So, how does this combination of technology and communications effect education?
- Research seems to support computer mediated communications as a valid educational tool.
- Mastery of course material in the virtual classroom is equal to or superior to the traditional classroom.
- Virtual classroom students report higher subjective satisfaction than with the traditional classroom on a number of dimensions, including access to professors and overall quality of educational experience.
- Instructional technologists, educational psychologists, and educators have spent much time developing strategies to use computer mediated communication as a way to enrich and empower student learning.
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- A personal area network (PAN) is a computer network used for communication among computer and information technological devices close to one person.
- One common application is secure communications through the public Internet, but a VPN need not have explicit security features, such as authentication or content encryption.
- VPNs, for example, can be used to separate the traffic of different user communities over an underlying network with strong security features.
- Not to be confused with a Virtual Private Network, a Virtual Network defines data traffic flows between virtual machines within a hypervisor in a virtual computing environment.
- Virtual Networks may employ virtual security switches, virtual routers, virtual firewalls, and other virtual networking devices to direct and secure data traffic.
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- Effective communication is often a key to the successful performance of team tasks.
- A major part of teamwork is communication.
- When centralized, communication tends to flow from one source to all group members.
- There are several barriers to effective communication within teams.
- Virtual teams, especially those whose members are widely dispersed, can face additional challenges such as differences in language, culture, and time zones.