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Using Bulletin Boards in an Educational Setting.

This article examines the benefits associated with the use of threaded message postings systems, also known as online bulletin boards. Many organizations utilize these boards to share information with customers, suppliers, and employees and to provide support services. Bulletin boards can be integra...

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Published in:Communications of the ACM Vol. 49; no. 3; pp. 115 - 119
Main Authors: Dos Santos, Brian L., Wright, Andrew L.
Format: Article
Published: Association for Computing Machinery Mar2006
Subjects:
Computer bulletin boards
Threads (Computer programs)
Bulletin boards
Information sharing
Support services (Management)
Distance education
Group work in education
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:This article examines the benefits associated with the use of threaded message postings systems, also known as online bulletin boards. Many organizations utilize these boards to share information with customers, suppliers, and employees and to provide support services. Bulletin boards can be integral in distance education and traditional classroom-based teaching. They can be used to discuss cases or readings, to communicate with and among participants, and to increase the productivity of group assignments.