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	Edited by Dr. David J. Ayersman, Mary Washington College, and Dr. W. Michael Reed, New York University Incoming editor:Dr. Lynne Schrum, University of Georgia
formerly Journal of Research on Computing in Education

Volume 35 Number 1 Fall 2002

Undergraduate Education Majors’ Discourse on an Electronic Mailing List
Richard C. Overbaugh
Old Dominion University

Abstract
This article explores patterns of student discourse on an electronic mailing list in an undergraduate teacher education instructional technology course. All postings from distant, studio, and lab sections were placed in one of 18 categories derived from the postings’ content and then discussed in terms of distribution among the three groups. The postings are examined in terms of levels of cognitive engagement and the patterns among the levels, groups, and categories. Finally, the postings are discussed in terms of William Perry’s (1970) Model of Intellectual and Ethical Development. The article concludes with suggestions for ways instructors might use electronic mailing lists and discussion boards more effectively.

Contributors
Richard C. Overbaugh is an associate professor of instructional technology at Old Dominion University. He teaches graduate courses in instructional design, authoring, and digital media; is program coordinator for graduate and undergraduate instructional technology; and is the director of academic technology for the Darden College of Education. Dr. Overbaugh earned his graduate degrees from West Virginia University.

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Contact
Richard C. Overbaugh
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA 23529
roverbau@odu.edu

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