Introduction to Computer
Mediated Communication
Adrian P. Tamayo, MAEd
CCA Instructor
Define computer- Appreciate the
mediated
communication
value of learning
(CMC) CMC orally.
Session
Objectives
Cite examples of
CMC
Defining Key Terms of the
Subject
COMPUTER MEDIATED COMMUNICATION
Communication
• The process of stimulating meaning in the minds of others via
both verbal and non-verbal messages (McCroskey & Richmond,
1996)
• Process
• Verbal and non-verbal
• Goal-driven pursuit
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Mediated (Mediation)
• medium – a “vessel”
containing a message
• For us, medium =
channel
Computer
• Computer = digital
technology
• Technology = tools
• Tools = devices to achieve
goals
• Digital: information that is
not restricted to space or
time.
What is CMC?
THE USE OF DIGITAL COMMUNICATION NOT ALL TOOLS ARE
TECHNOLOGIES TO TECHNOLOGY = TOOLS EQUAL.
SHARE INFORMATION. FOR SHARING
What is CMC? IT’S NOT YOU
IT’S ME.
MESSAGE
SENDER RECEIVER
CHANNEL
Why CMC Matters?
Which is better in communicating?