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The Use of Email and Electronic Bulletin Boards in College-Level Biology
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, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada

JCMST Volume 17, Number 1, ISSN 0731-9258 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Waynesville, NC USA

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An electronic bulletin board using DEC-Notes as the software platform was provided for students in a large second-year college biology course to improve communications between students and between students and the course instructor. The level of use of the system and student responses to an end-of-term questionnaire indicated that the bulletin board had been successful in fostering interaction between students, as well as improving student-instructor interaction. Types of student use of the bulletin board included discussions, comments, course-content questions, course-related questions, and assignment approvals. Students also used email for "private" communications with the instructor.

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Collins, M. (1998). The Use of Email and Electronic Bulletin Boards in College-Level Biology. Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 17(1), 75-94. Charlottesville, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved August 6, 2024 from .

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