In this position paper, I argue, from previous experience working on Computer Mediated Communication and from recent experience studying contexts for computer supported cooperative work such as ambulance control and hospitals, that any use of the Clark Model in design needs to be incorporated within a more general analysis of experiencing relational activity.

The ‘‘Foot-in-the-door’’ is a compliance technique which consists in proposing a little first request to a subject then to submit him/her a second more expensive request. In this way, more compliance to the second request is obtained than in a control situation where this request was not preceding by the first solicitation. Many investigations on this paradigm generally used an interaction in f...

We present in this paper, the application of a novel approach to computational modeling, understanding and detection of social phenomena in online multi-party discourse. A two-tiered approach was developed to detect a collection of social phenomena deployed by participants, such as topic control, task control, disagreement and involvement. We discuss how the mid-level social phenomena can be re...

We present in this paper, the application of a novel approach to computational modeling, understanding and detection of social phenomena in online multi-party discourse. A two-tiered approach was developed to detect a collection of social phenomena deployed by participants, such as topic control, task control, disagreement and involvement. We discuss how the mid-level social phenomena can be re...

It has been suggested that people with Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASC) are attracted to computer-mediated communication (CMC). In this study, several open questions regarding CMC use in people with ASC which are investigated. We compare CMC use in adults with high-functioning ASC (N = 113) and a control group (N = 72). We find that people with ASC (1) spend more time on CMC than controls, (2) ...

The purpose of this study was to investigate reflective experience of student teachers, where computer-mediated communication (CMC) were used in an online, web-assisted learning environment to support traditional face-to-face teaching. Participants in a teacher education programme at certificate level, were asked to reflect and report their learning experience at each lecture. They were require...

Recent technological advancements have been changing our educational environments. Because of learning management systems and online communication tools, educators can create and tailor virtual learning environments relatively easily, and they can incorporate new-dimensional approaches into their practical teaching. The inevitable consequence is that L2 learners need to get more accustomed to n...

the need for intercultural awareness and skills emerges strongly in both distance learning courses, and in social life in multicultural societies. the study of online language transactions is therefore an important aspect of the emerging culture and sociolinguistics of computer mediated communication. the research reported in this paper concerns perceptions held by students in an iranian univer...