Explain Digitally-Mediated Communication

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2. Explain Digitally Mediated Communication in your own words in a six-sentence paragraph. Define synchronous communication and give me two personal examples how you have participated in synchronous communication. Define asynchronous communication and give me two personal examples how you have participated in asynchronous communication.
a. Digitally mediated communication is defined as “any form of communication that is conducted through new communication technology” (Pearson, pg. 18). Essentially this is everything we use today to help manage, organize, and stay in touch with people throughout our lives. Digitally mediated communication otherwise known as DMC can be described as online discussion boards, emails, social media including Twitter, …show more content…

DMC is also extremely unique because of its versatility. You can access these programs no matter where you are or when you are there if you have access to an internet source. Also, with this source of communication you are able to stay as distant or as outreached as possible. For instance, I text my mom periodically throughout the day, and this morning we were talking about tuition. She was replying instantly which is also known as synchronous communication. Synchronous communication can be defined as “the instantaneous sending and receiving of messages,” (Pearson, p. 18). This type of communication includes face to face conversations and some text messaging interactions. Synchronous communication also occurred when I asked my family if they were ready for dinner last night in a face to face conversation. On the other hand, asynchronous communication is defined as “interactions in which there is a small or even substantial delay” (Pearson, p. 18) in response time. This is often the case with emails or discussion board posts. An example of asynchronous communication is using Facebook in the sense …show more content…

There must be a source of the message. For example, when someone initiates a conversation they are the source of the message. The person who receives the message is the receiver of the message. The message is “the verbal or nonverbal form of the idea, thought, or feeling that one person wishes to communicate with another person or a group of people” (Pearson, p. 10). The channel is the route that the message is sent through to the receiver. For example, the route could be face to face, through text messaging, email, or any other form of communication. The feedback is the receiver’s response to the sender of the message. This can be either verbal or nonverbal depending on the response. Also, with certain types of communication especially through DMC, there are specific codes that are used to display messages. A code is defined as “a systematic arrangement of symbols used to create meanings in the mind of another person or persons” (Pearson, p. 10). In communication there are also verbal and nonverbal codes that play apart in conversations amongst people as well. A verbal code is often just described simply as a language due to the face that different languages spell things differently or call things different things. Essentially a word is a

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