Divided by a common language

Divided by more than a common language.

Divided by a Common Language ? a Response to Marshall Scott Poole

Marshall Scott Poole identifies some important issues in the treatment of adaptive structuration theory in our review of the use of Giddens’s structuration theory in IS research (Jones and Karsten 2008). We argue, however, that a number of his criticisms reflect differences in our respective use of particular terms and that the statements made in Jones and Karsten are reasonable, especially in ...

Divided by a Common Acronym: On the Fragmentation of CSCW

CSCW is in an advanced state of fragmentation. The acronym now, by and large, denotes widely diverging research programs that, apart from a shared name, have little or nothing in common. This situation obviously calls for clarification. Recounting the prehistory and formation of CSCW, the paper shows that CSCW, as a distinct research program devoted to the development of new technologies on the...

AI and HCI: Two Fields Divided by a Common Focus

48 AI MAGAZINE AI and human-computer interaction (HCI) are converging. “Usable AI” conference events in 2008 and 2009 preceded this special issue, and ACM will launch a widely-supported Transactions on Interactive Intelligent Systems. AI techniques are in the toolset of more and more HCI researchers, and applications of machine learning are increasingly visible in the HCI literature. Other matu...

Divided by a lack of common language? - a qualitative study exploring the use of language by health professionals treating back pain

BACKGROUND The importance of using a common language when communicating to others about back pain is acknowledged in the literature. There are broadly three areas where difficulties in communication about back pain arise. Firstly, patients seeking information from health care professionals can experience difficulties understanding them and the medical literature; secondly, misunderstandings amo...