Assesing and Augmenting Instructional Communication in Computer-Supported Settings

• Applicant: Professorin Dr. Nikol Rummel
• Subject Area: Social Psychology, Industrial and Organisational Psychology
• Term: from 2007 to 2010
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 51441991

In the proposed network initiative will focus on instructional communication in computer-supported settings. Goals when analyzing instructional communication are: 1) understanding variables associated with successful communication in instructional settings, and 2) deducing principles in order to design instructional communication more effectively.In line with these goals, the objective of this initiative is to establish a network among researchers from the areas of educational/cognitive psychology, computer science/educational technology and communication/social psychology whose work focuses on different aspects of instructional communication in computer-supported settings. We aim at pooling competences in order to arrive at a comprehensive account of factors relevant for instructional communication in computer-supported settings. Furthermore, we seek to achieve synergies by discussing and experimenting with our differing methodological approaches to analyzing instructional communication. Third, we plan to discuss prerequisites and develop future guidelines for adaptive, individualized instructional communication in computer-supported instructional settings. With the proposed scientific network we aim to build upon these contacts and to create a framework to support us in working towards joint goals in a systematic way across three workshops and with the objective to compile a corresponding special issue in a major international journal, a methodological paper, and a review article by the participating junior scientists.

• DFG Programme: Scientific Networks
• Participating Person: Professorin Dr. Nicole Krämer