The incidence of digital configuration in the communication styles where the Collaborative Dynamics Mediated by Technology are constructed

Abstract

This research observes that students require very specific communication skills to develop themselves into an e-learning platform. Considering this observation as a starting point, this article will seek to describe some findings related to communication styles and the impact of digital platforms configuration in the dynamics established when students work collaboratively on a technology-mediated learning environment. To address this issue, this article analyzes the problems related to the use of interaction spaces, the overlapping of content, the deferred feedback and the perception of communication  noise from the participants’ experience. We conclude that the configuration of the digital space has an effect on the communication styles that impact in the development of collaborative dynamics, in the same way that physical space organization may influence in the development of a physical meeting.