OMDE601 Discussion thread

13.13 :-) Sherri to Thomas' intro


13.13.1 :-? Cheryl

Sherri,

The level of honesty that occured during the group work that you speak of--is it truly a result of online collaboration or areflection of the personalities of the group? Are you suggesting that individuals who are likely to speak out and expresstheir opinions on line are less likely to do so in person? Did these apply to all? Were some of us more restrained?

I would like to suggest that what occurs in online discussions is a reduction in the spontaneous automatic response to astatement, rather than an increase in honesty. Online discussions do give people the opportunity to reflect on what theywill say rather than regretting what they have spontaneously spoken out about. However, are we more honest or justmore careful?