Blended Learning, a learning facilitation that incorporates different modes of delivery, models of teaching, and learning styles, introduces multiple media to the dialog between the learner and the facilitator. This paper examines online communication as the link between established theory of learning and literature on e-learning in order to better understand the appropriate use of blended lear...

The effective delivery of primary care requires more frequent information exchange and communication than the typical office visit allows. Although industry leaders endorse health information technology (IT) to improve health outcomes and reduce costs, there has been less attention devoted to the use of this technology to deliver care. Using Internet-based technologies such as secure messaging,...

Argumentative interactions in online asynchronous communication are seldom studied by using a qualitative approach as Grounded Theory Methods. The purpose of this paper is about a theory of argumentation based on analysis of teacher-student and learner-learner dialogues. By examining linguistic features of the threads related to the forum of two different academic courses, we consider the struc...

In this Online Appendix, we conduct additional analysis of the data and robustness checks as well as provide some theoretical analysis. We proceed as follows. At the end of Section 1, we describe the type of statistical analysis we perform to compare treatments and behaviors in different parts of the experiment. This section also contains definitions we use in the Online Appendix. In Section 2,...

One of the recent Web developments has focused on the opportunities it presents for social tagging through user participation and collaboration. As a result, social tagging has changed the traditional online communication process. The interpretation of tagging between humans and machines may create new problems if essential questions about how social tagging corresponds to online communications...

As we strive towards a unified theory of online communication, we need to understand the role of cultural values in technology adoption and design. Here, in the spirit of defamiliarization, we present key findings of a study of Arab couples using new technologies to maintain long-distance relationships. We demonstrate how Western values are designed into the technology, and how Arabic values pl...

Use of Online Communication by Patients With Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer During the Treatment Decision Process Online communication (including email, social media, and web-based support groups) could be used to enhance cancer treatment decision making and care support. Yet, little is known about whether and how patients with newly diagnosed cancer use these technologies during the treatment d...