Μελέτη Μέσων και Σχέσεων Επικοινωνίας στην Εκπαίδευση από Απόσταση με τη χρήση των Κοινωνικών Δικτύων

Abstract

In this paper, we study four types of relations (collaboration, socialization, exchange of technical advice and emotional support) and four types of media (e-mail, IRC, phone and face-to-face communications) developed between the students of a distance learning class. Our analysis is based on data acquired from 22 students of a distance learning class of the Hellenic Open University in Greece. We use sociograms as an analysis tool. The analysis results show that (a) a significant factor for the configuration of the interactions between students is the fact that they work in small groups to do their projects, (b) most important of the four types of relations is proved to be the collaboration relation (c) most important of the four types of media is proved to be the phone communication and (d) the face-to-face communication has a significant impact on the development of the socialization and emotional support of the students.