It never occur to me that socialization is so critical to the e-learning environment. This is certainly an activity that is even more difficult to achieve without face to face interaction.
Given that this may be crucial to achieving a successful learning environment, it is certainly important that more attention be given to this aspect during the course planning phase.
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agree with your comment - somehow, we view socialization as "not necessary" - didn't realise how important it is, even for people who seem comfortable with IT - I sent out an announcement to my students to tell them to try out their group wiki and within the hour, two have emailed me to say that they couldn't get entry! That's great immediate feedback so that I can address technological kinks in our next F2F class.
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