Class Communications Academic Computing and Technology Services Class Communications Electronic communications used effectively can dramatically extend opportunities for class discussion or just basic communication. Three major techniques for electronic communication are detailed below. Forms of Electronic Communications Discussion lists provide a dialogue delivered to users' e-mail address. Discussion lists are organized by topic. They use simple e-mail as the vehicle for the conversation.
Users join the list by sending an e-mail message to a specific address.
Any message sent to the list is automatically sent to all members. As a result, all members can see what everyone else is saying about the topic of interest. Using this basic technology, discussion lists facilitate communication with a large group of colleagues simultaneously. Forums provide a graphical view of a class discussion. For example, Professor Jones teaches English 101.