A commonly encountered view of computer conferencing focuses on peer interaction, student empowerment and a shift in both teacher and student roles. This paper argues that this vi...
Ann C. Jones, Eileen Scanlon, Canan Tosunoglu Blak...
Can a set of articulated and tested methodologies be created whose endpoint is the reliable capacity for taking activist social themes into account? In this paper we explore a var...
We are developing a computer system which provides information about babies in neonatal intensive care to family members and friends. A key challenge is deciding what information ...
The primary purpose of this paper is to describe the theoretical underpinnings of the construct Para-social Presence (PSP). Para-social presence refers to the extent to which a me...
We may view documents, not only as “containers” for information, but also as active participants in organizing and sustaining communities. This paper discusses our experiences...