Handbook of conversation design for instructional applications

• Corporate Author: IGI Global.
• Other Authors: Luppicini, Rocci.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2008.
• Subjects: Instructional systems > Design.; Computer-assisted instruction.; Education > Computer network resources.; Educational technology.; Adaptive systems; Artificial intelligence; Blended course design; Communication with architects; Communication with the client; Computer engineering; Conversation and design; Conversation and teaching; Conversation design; Conversation theory; Conversation with the self; Conversational processes; Conversationally articulated learning; Cybernetics; E-learning; Electronic discussion; Human centrality; Intelligent agents; Intelligent tutors; Interpersonal action-learning cycle; Knowledge testing; Knowledge-building framework; Learning in storytelling; Linguistics and language pragmatics; Multimodal conversations; Online learning communities; Online tutoring; Roots of conversation design; Scaffold learning; Systems theory; Theories of consciousness
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess
• Physical Description: electronic texts (xvi, 489 p. : ill.) : digital files.; Also available in print.
• Format: Mode of access: World Wide Web.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 437-476) and index.
• ISBN: 9781599045993 (PDF); 1599045990 (ebook)
• Access: Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers.

"This book presents key perspectives on the evolving area of conversation design, bringing together a body of work focused on the study of conversation and conversation design practices to inform instructional applications. Offering multimodal instructional designers and developers authoritative content on the cutting-edge issues and challenges in conversation design, it is a must-have for reference library collections worldwide"--Provided by publisher.