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The disembodied act: copresence and indexical symmetry in computer-mediated communication

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Alan Zemel,

Wes Shumar,

Murat Perit CakirAuthors Info & Claims

CSCL'07: Proceedings of the 8th iternational conference on Computer supported collaborative learning

Pages 811 - 813

Published: 16 July 2007 Publication History

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CSCL has recently begun to consider how shared understanding is achieved in computer-mediated interactional environments. In this paper, we explore how actors produce and maintain indexical symmetry and reciprocity of perspectives in online chat by establishing reciprocal fields of copresence. We use ethnomethodologically informed analysis to describe the interactional methods by which actors establish indexical symmetry and reciprocal fields of copresence.

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CSCL'07: Proceedings of the 8th iternational conference on Computer supported collaborative learning

July 2007

881 pages

ISBN:9780615154367

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Published: 16 July 2007

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