Abstract
This article reports on an empirical investigation of long-term use of a groupware system in a spatially and massively distributed network of educators. It is a case study based investigation aimed at understanding the impacts of collaboration technology in supporting social interaction. The paradigm of social constructivism and the perspective of structuration are proposed as frameworks for understanding the impacts of technology on mediating social interaction. Utilizing these perspectives in an empirical investigation, the case study findings demonstrate how collaboration technology can serve as a change agent in transforming the culture and structure of social interaction. This is enacted in two ways: through the various meanings which people construct when interacting with technology and in benefiting from the structural properties of a system through its technical affordances.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 3rd Workshop on Social Intelligence Design (SID 2004) |
| Editors | Antinus Nijholt, T. Nishida |
| Place of Publication | Enschede, the Netherlands |
| Publisher | Centre for Telematics and Information Technology (CTIT) |
| Pages | 167-176 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 2004 |
| Event | 3rd Workshop on Social Intelligence Design, SID 2004 - Enschede, Netherlands Duration: 5 Jul 2004 → 7 Jul 2004 Conference number: 3 |
Publication series
| Name | CTIT Workshop Proceedings |
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| Publisher | Centre for Telematics and Information Technology University of Twente |
| Number | WP-CTIT-04-02 |
| ISSN (Print) | 1574-0846 |
Conference
| Conference | 3rd Workshop on Social Intelligence Design, SID 2004 |
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| Abbreviated title | SID |
| Country/Territory | Netherlands |
| City | Enschede |
| Period | 5/07/04 → 7/07/04 |
Keywords
- SCS-Services
- Groupware
- Structuration
- Implementation
- Social constructivism
- ICT in education
- Case study