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This paper presents data from a case study on the use of electronic networking in an initial teacher education course. These data revealed that the network was used extensively for private mail but only to a limited extent for public conferencing except for one conference where trainee teachers were able to use an anonymous account when contributing messages. The reasons for limited participation by trainee teachers in conferences, and the ways in which access to an anonymous account influenced participation on the network, are discussed drawing on interview data from trainee teachers.
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Pearson, J. (2000). Lurking, anonymity and participation in computer conferencing. In: Watson, D.M., Downes, T. (eds) Communications and Networking in Education. IFIP — The International Federation for Information Processing, vol 35. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-35499-6_8
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