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back channel en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Meanings
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The smaller of two channels in a river that diverge to form an island.
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A secondary channel of activity, typically in parallel with primary channels and somewhat independent of them.
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An unofficial communications channel used to make informal or subversive negotiations.
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A real-time online discussion that occurs simultaneously with a verbal presentation.
TodaysMeet visualizes collaborative and parallel conversations in a backchannel through a digital classroom where every student has a voice.
2017, Di Zou, James Lambert, “Feedback methods for student voice in the digital age”, in British Journal of Educational Technology, volume 48, number 5, page 1083:
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A gesture or short prompt by which a listener invites a speaker to continue.
Forms
Coordinates
side-channel
Relateds
backchannel · back-channel