This study examines technological, educational/learning, and social affordances associated with the facilitation of projectbased learning and problem solving in technology-mediated distributed teams. An empirical interpretive research approach using direct observation is used to interpret, evaluate and rate observable manifested behaviors and qualitative content (i.e. discussions) associated wi...

In this chapter we discuss the issue of social differences in relation tolearning. In theories on co-operative learning or collaborativelearning social differences are treated as characteristics of individuallearners. The focus on learning as a social process is primarilyelaborated in terms of interaction between pupils and the combinedconstruction of knowledge. Sociocultura...

in this article despite of emphasis on the role of political cultural and religious factors to making political behavior and decision of society we try to explaining the relation between social and economical dissatisfaction and voting to political factions in iran.(in this article our concern is about voting to second khordad faction under the leadership of khatamy). in this theory we want to ...

Social cognitive theory (SCT) has widely been used in second or foreign language learning. Multiple studies have also verified its importance This present study examines the role that SCT plays assisting learning of Arabic by analysing relationships among self-regulated strategies (SRLS), social media usage (SMU), and motivations learners. A total 317 university-grade learners participated stud...

Chronicles the unfolding convergence of thinking and practice behind knowledge management, organizational learning and complexity theory. Of particular interest are the roles that knowledge management and complexity theory play in this impending consilience of ideas. On the one hand, knowledge management is anxious to rid itself of its overly technology-centric reputation in favor of promoting ...

With the rapid expansion of e-commerce, trust has become a central research topic in online environment for its key role in affecting e-commerce success. Our study focuses on the initial online trust building for brick-and-click companies. Building upon social learning theory, we propose a framework to examine the learning processes and important antecedents to online trust building. To demonst...

Networked learning, conceived of as networks of people, informational resources and technologies, constitutes what has been termed a ‘highly interwined’ technology. In this paper we develop our earlier argument that sociotechnical networks can form the basis for a non-determinist theory of learning technology. Firstly, we argue that Kling et al’s sociotechnical interaction network (STIN) is com...