ENVIRONMENT - PERCEPTIONS AND DIRECTIONS OF ACTION Mihaela Aurelia ȘTEFAN 1 , Alexandrina Mihaela POPESCU 2 ,

Mădălina CUC³

Abstract

Communication, a transfer of information between a sender and a receiver, as a result of which the information transmitted and received is understood and interpreted in the same way by the two parties involved, can be revisited from the perspective of the digital context.

Classroom communication aims to produce changes, positive transformations in terms of knowledge, affectivity and behaviour, of the personality profile of the subjects.

Based on this asumption, the following questions are outlined: How can the online communication process be optimised so that the message sent is clearly understood?

What is the impact of the online environment on classroom communication?

The current paper represents an investigative approach that aims to provide data on the students' perceptions of online communication-related issues and effects.

Keywords: Classroom communication; Online environment; Stimulating context ; Constructive feedback.

1. Introduction

Understood in its broadest sense, as a transactional act, unavoidable in interaction contexts, communication becomes essential, i.e., the bedrock of both the personal and social life of the individual.

In the digital age, even the definitions given to the term communication undergo constant reshaping. Some authors (notably, Briggs, Burke, 2005) highlight the evolution of the term. Thus, if the basic meaning of the concept was: offering,transfer or exchange of ideas and knowledge, etc. through speech, writing or other signs, later, communication was described as the process of transmitting information, especially through electronic or mechanical techniques. The difference is huge, revealing the role that modern technology plays in communication and information nowadays.

As a rule, communication leads to a change of the present state of affairs, in terms of both the relationship between the participants and their relation with the external environment (changing the way of approaching a matter, triggering action or adoption of certain behaviour, etc.).

1Associate Professor, PhD, Teacher Training Department, University of Craiova, Romania, e-mail address: stefan.mihaela25@yahoo.com, corresponding author

2 Associate Professor, PhD, Teacher Training Department, University of Craiova, Romania, e-mail address: alexia_popescu @yahoo.com

3PhD, “Mihai Viteazul” National Intelligence Academy (MVNIA), Bucharest, Romania, e-mail address: cuc.madalina@animv.eu

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