Professorial collaborations via CMC: Interactional dialectics

Authors:
Marceline Thompson-Hayes;Danna M. Gibson;Andrea Towers Scott;Lynne M. Webb
Affiliations:
Arkansas State University, Department of Communication, P.O. Box 369, State University, AR 72467, USA;Columbus State University, 4225 University Ave., Columbus, GA 31907, USA;University of Central Florida, 1001 Oakwood Rd., Orange City, FL 32763, USA;Department of Communication, University of Arkansas, 417 Kimpel Hall, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA
Venue:
Computers in Human Behavior
Year:
2009

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Abstract

We conducted twenty semi-structured interviews with university professors from eight states in the US about their collaborations via computer mediated communication. Our thematic analysis of verbatim transcripts uncovered four dialectical tensions (an interplay of opposing and contradictory forces typically resolved through communication) in such interactions: relational connection and personal autonomy, creativity and the mundane, task and socio-emotional goals, as well as novelty and efficacy.