+ Page 1 + --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ####### ######## ######## ########### ### ### ## ### ## # ### # Interpersonal Computing and ### ### ## ### ## ### Technology: ### ### ## ### ### An Electronic Journal for ### ######## ### ### the 21st Century ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ## ### ISSN: 1064-4326 ### ### ### ## ### July, 1994 ####### ### ######## ### Volume 2, Number 3, pp.1-11 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Published by the Center for Teaching and Technology, Academic Computer Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057 Additional support provided by the Center for Academic Computing, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802 This article is archived as CONTENTS IPCTV2N3 on LISTSERV@GUVM (LISTSERV@GUVM.GEORGETOWN.EDU) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Letter from the Publisher 2. Retrieval Instructions for Articles 3. Table of Contents and Abstracts 4. Editorial Board 5. Copyright Statement --------------------------------------------------------------------------- + Page 2 + 1. Letter from the Publisher Dear Readers, We were encouraged that approximately 375 persons completed the first _IPCT Journal_ Readers' Survey. I very much appreciate your time, and thank each of you. We anticipate having a summary of some of the data from that survey ready for the next (October 1994) issue of _IPCT Journal_. We are also pleased to report that the _IPCT Journal_ has been selected by the ERIC Clearinghouse on Information and Technology to be indexed and annotated in _Current Index to Journals in Education_. _IPCT Journal_ is also selectively indexed in the _Journal of Government Information_. (If any of you know of other services that are listing _IPCT Journal_, or want to, please let me know.) 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If you experience difficulties with these instructions, please consult your local site administrator for specific instructions that may apply to your system. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Contents HOW THE SECONDARY ORALITY OF THE ELECTRONIC AGE CAN AWAKEN US TO THE PRIMARY ORALITY OF ANTIQUITY, OR WHAT HYPERTEXT CAN TEACH US ABOUT THE BIBLE Robert M. Fowler, Baldwin-Wallace College To retrieve this article GET FOWLER IPCTV2N3 ABSTRACT In sketching the history of the "technologies of the word," Walter Ong hints at remarkable parallels between primary and secondary oral cultures. Primary oral cultures operate with the spoken word only, because (for them, at least) writing does not (yet) exist. Secondary oral cultures are literate cultures, such as our own, that have been rendered significantly oral/aural once again by the appearance of dominant new electronic communication media, such as television, telephone, video and audio recording, to say nothing of the ubiquitous computer. As different as ancient, primary oral cultures and postmodern, secondary oral cultures are, there are also some remarkable similarities that are only now emerging into view. In this paper I shall take hypertext/hypermedia as paradigmatic of the new electronic information technologies, and explore how coming to grips with hypertext/hypermedia might, paradoxically, help us to understand better ancient oral and manuscript cultures, generally, and the Bible, in particular. Lines: 1366 Page numbers: 12-46 To retrieve this article GET FOWLER IPCTV2N2 __________ + Page 5 + ANALYSIS OF ELECTRONIC SUPPORT GROUPS FOR RECOVERING ADDICTS Storm King, Pacific Graduate School of Psychology, Palo Alto, CA To retrieve this article GET KING IPCTV2N3 ABSTRACT The use of electronic support groups (ESGs) for information sharing, topic discussions and therapeutic support is a fast growing, widespread phenomenon. This paper is a descriptive study of the use of ESGs by a population of recovering drug addicts. The reading and writing of messages on these recovery networks represents a powerful new tool in the treatment of addiction. To determine the effectiveness and usage rates of ESGs for addicts, the author presents survey results, historical analysis and an interview with an active member. Fifty-eight percent of survey respondents report having made contact by phone, postal mail or in person with other users they first met on an ESG, indicating that addicts are using ESGs to expand their personal support networks. The number of hours the ESG was used per week showed a significant positive correlation with reported improvement in the user's recovery program, indicating that therapeutic value is being received. The length of time that a user reported being an active member of a recovery ESG was also significantly positively correlated with reported recovery program improvement and with the reported frequency that users wrote to the ESG seeking support. Lines: 385 Page numbers: 47-56 To retrieve this article GET KING IPCTV2N3 __________ + Page 6 + AN ANALYSIS OF COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION BETWEEN MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS AND SCIENTIST ROLE MODELS: A PILOT STUDY Dr. Brian Murfin, Queens College To retrieve this article GET MURFIN IPCTV2N3 ABSTRACT The main goal of this study was to determine if computer- mediated communication (CMC) could be an effective way of providing African-American and female middle school students with scientist role models. An electronic bulletin board (BBS) was set up and used to link the scientists and students over a six week period. The students were interviewed to determine their prior exposure to scientists. The personality types of the students and scientists were determined using the Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator Form. Qualitative and quantitative data on CMC usage were collected by analyzing the messages posted on the BBS. Among other things, it was found that most scientists were classified as introverts although personality type did not seem to be related to amount of CMC usage. The students classified as introverts appeared to use CMC for social purposes while the extroverted students tended to produce more utilitarian messages. The number of messages related to personal matters and messages with a positive tone both increased over time. The number of science-related messages was consistently lower than the number of non-science messages. Lasting interpersonal relationships were established between some of the scientists and students. It was concluded that CMC could possibly be a very effective means of bringing students from groups underrepresented in science into contact with scientist role models. Lines: 955 Page numbers: 57-81 To retrieve this article GET MURFIN IPCTV2N3 __________ + Page 7 + TELECOMMUNICATIONS, ISOLATION, AND THE EROSION OF PRIVACY Michael J. Paul and John E. Gochenouer, Barry University, Miami Shores, Florida To retrieve this article GET PAUL IPCTV2N3 ABSTRACT We are on the threshold of a new era in communications which may have a greater impact on our lives than the invention of the telegraph in 1837. Technology currently exists to develop a seamless web of communications between computers, databases and consumer electronics that can lead to instant access to any and all information. Certainly, the implementation of such a network has the prospect to profoundly change the way people live, work, and interact with each other. Taking advantage of this technology implies a future where physical isolation may be commonplace. People will no longer be required to leave the comforts of their homes in order to work, shop and be entertained. Indeed, the cost of transportation, soaring crime, and necessity of timely access to information, may make many of the modern work force prisoners in their own homes. In addition, the reliance on a public information superhighway raises significant security concerns. Distrust of business and government and their potential for abuse of computer technology has already fueled fears of privacy loss. Our future may inevitably be characterized by "isolation without privacy". Lines: 625 Page numbers: 82-98 To retrieve this article GET PAUL IPCTV2N3 __________ + Page 8 + THE USE OF PARTICIPATORY DESIGN IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNET-BASED COLLABORATIVE LEARNING ACTIVITIES IN K-12 CLASSROOMS Marcos Silva and Alain Breuleux, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada To retrieve this article GET SILVA IPCTV2N3 ABSTRACT This article discusses research on the process of introducing telecommunication technology in K-12 classrooms. It examines the assumption that the successful integration of Internet based K-12 collaborative learning tasks with traditional classroom activities requires the direct and full involvement of teachers and parents. To ensure this involvement, a participatory design approach is examined where teachers have the opportunity to monitor and influence the design of the project from the initial stages onwards. This approach is selected because of its proven effectiveness in industry where it has been able to ensure the successful implementation of technology and meet the needs of workers and management. Lines: 1165 Page numbers: 99-128 To retrieve this article GET SILVA IPCTV2N3 ----------------------------------------------------------------- + Page 9 + 4. Editorial Board PUBLISHER: Center for Teaching and Technology, Academic Computing Center, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. EDITOR: Gerald M. Phillips, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Speech Communication, Pennsylvania State University EDITORIAL BOARD: Zane L. Berge, Ph.D. Director, Center for Teaching and Technology. Academic Computer Center, Georgetown University Gerald M. Santoro, Ph.D. Center for Academic Computing, Pennsylvania State University MANAGING EDITOR: Mauri Collins, M.A AEBC Utilization Assistant, WPSX Television, Pennsylvania State University ASSOCIATE EDITORS: Manuel E. Bermudez, Ph.D. University of Florida R. Thomas Berner, M.A. The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA Morton Cotlar, Ph.D. University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HA Gordon Dixon, M.Sc., F.B.C.S. Editor-in-Chief, Literary and Linguistic Computing The Manchester Metropolitan University, UK + Page 10 + Filip J.R.C. Dochy, Ph.D. University of Heerlen, The Netherlands William F. Eadie, Ph.D. Speech Communication Association, Annandale, Virginia Jill Ellsworth, Ph.D. Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, TX Bradley Erlwein, Ph.D. System Six, Golden, CO Mark Evangelista, B.S. Georgetown University, Washington, DC Mark G. Gillingham, Ph.D. Washington State University, Vancouver, WA Dennis S. Gouran, Ph.D. The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA Ken Hirsch, Ph.D. California State University, Sacramento, CA Lawrence Johnston, B.A. American Embassy, Nouakchott, Mauretania Vladimir Klonowski, Ph.D., Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, D.Sc. Canada Donald H. Kraft, Ph.D. Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA Gary L. Kreps, Ph.D. Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL Scott Kuehn, Ph.D. Clarion University, Clarion, PA Edward A. Mabry, Ph.D. University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI Cecelia G. Manrique, Ph.D. University of Wisconsin, LaCrosse, WI Robert McKenzie, Ph.D. East Stroudsburg University, East Stroudsburg, PA + Page 11 + Ann Okerson, MLS Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC David Raitt, Ph.D. European Space Agency, the Netherlands Katy Silberger, MLS Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY David E. Sims, Ph.D. Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, Canada David L. Schroeder. Ph.D. Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN Gary Lee Stonum, Ph.D. Case Western Reserve University Silvio Stoppoloni, Ph.D. Csorzion per l'Universita a Distanza, Rome, Italy Janet Valade, Ph.D. California State University, Los Angeles, CA Rosalie Wells, Ph.D. Athabasca University. Athabasca, Alberta, Canada John W. Wooten, Ph.D. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN Nancy J. Wyatt, Ph.D. Pennsylvania State University - Delware County Campus, Media, PA ------------------------------------------------------ 5. Copyright Statement --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Interpersonal Computing and Technology: An Electronic Journal for the 21st Century Copyright 1994 Georgetown University. Copyright of individual articles in this publication is retained by the individual authors. Copyright of the compilation as a whole is held by Georgetown University. 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