Types of Computer-Mediated

Communication
ADRIAN P. TAMAYO
CCA Instructor
 Session Objectives
• Identify the types of computer
medicated communication
• Recognize the strengths and
weaknesses of types of CMC
• Cite other examples of types of CMC
 What is Communication?

What is mediated (mediation)?

Let’s Review
What is computer?

What is CMC?
Personal: Person-person Mode: Spoken/written/picture/video/sound/animation/emotion, etc:
Communal: person-group Style: Formal/Informal
Mass: accessible to everyone Language: mono, bi, multi - lingual

Sender Message Receiver

Context: place, time, technology.

race, age, social, status, etc.

Synchronous
Asynchronous
Media types: oral, grass, stone, paper, electronic.
Recording method: drawing, handwriting, printing, digital, etc.
 Internet

Devices
Pre-requisites for
CMC
Input

Output
 Sender’s anonymity

Interpersonal Receivers
Communication Channel
Elements in Messages
CMC Feedback
Context in CMC
 The exchange of information in real
time.
Participants communicate at the same
time.
Synchronous Text

Audio

Video Form
 Immediate
Collaboration
response

Features
1 to 1 Allow body
Communicatio
n language
Some Synchronic Applications

• Instant Messaging/SMS
• Video Conferencing
• Phone call
 It means that participants are communicating at a
different time.

Interaction is not real time.

Asynchronous It can be also in the form of:

Communication a. Text

b. Audio

c. Video Form
 Available
Variety of
anytime and
media
anyplace

Features
One to one or
Multiple one to many
perspective communicatio
n
 Asynchronous Applications

• Email
• Texting
• Facebook
• YouTube
• News Groups
Pop Quiz
 Reflection

What are the pros and cons of synchronous and

asynchronous communication?