In this paper we propose an approach to recommend to a user similar users, resources and social networks in a Social Internetworking Scenario. Our approach presents some interesting novelties with respect to the existing ones. First of all, it operates on a Social Internetworking context and not on a single social network. Moreover, it considers not only explicit relationships among users but a...

This case study explores the role of the online instructor and how they influence student satisfaction. While there has been a substantial body of literature on what impacts on student satisfaction when students study online, there is far less literature focussing on how the instructor mediates this satisfaction, in particular satisfaction related to quality of feedback and teaching. This case ...

It has long been a challenge for online game providers that, after playing a game for a certain period of time, online game players frequently switch to alternative games without much hesitation. Current IS continuance theories, that are mainly developed to interpret user continuance of general utilitarian IS, are ineffective to interpret user continuance of hedonic IS. In this study, based on ...

Our present paper will invert the discussion, as it were, and ask a different question. What bearing does the change in the content of social thought have on religious understanding? We will argue that it has had a profound impact both on the scientific study of religion and on the believer's appropriation of the faith. It is not surprising that theory development would impact upon the scientif...

The purpose of this study is to provide conceptual order and a tool for the use of computermediated communication (CMC) and computer conferencing in supporting an educational experience. Central to the study introduced here is a model of community inquiry that constitutes three elements essential to an educational transactionÐcognitive presence, social presence, and teaching presence. Indicator...

This paper presents the reflective perspectives of the student and supervisor in a successful computer-mediated research relationship. Key contributing factors are discussed in a dialogue format covering the role of computermediated communication (CMC), the projection of social presence, student self-efficacy beliefs, the role of information and communication technology (ICT), and interaction i...

Knowledge sharing occurs between humans, rather than being a human-computer process. Knowledge transformation is an outcome of individuals’ knowledge-sharing experiences. Social interaction is central to both knowledge transformation and to learning. When learners intermingle, there may be a shift in knowledge due to the social interaction. Consequently, knowledge transformation is a social pro...

We studied how actual users find items of interest in today’s complex, recommender-rich information environments, what role recommenders play in it, and if recommenders increase perceived social presence. We used applied ethnography, on-location observation and interviewing, and Amazon as the environment to get an accurate picture of user activity. We found that users are increasingly relying o...

More and more companies allow users to bring their own IT devices to the workplace. As a result, an increased heterogeneity of hardand software makes it challenging to deliver central IT support. Therefore, employees might increasingly rely on the help of their colleagues. In such a user-to-user support scenario, traditional communication media such as text chat and telephone are used. In this ...

This paper contributes to the growing body of knowledge which identifies benefits for Blended Learning in the understanding of social processes role. It reports on an exploratory study into the role of social presence in blended learning environment. Employing a qualitative methodology, the study sought to understand social presence of learners in Blended Learning environment. The paper present...