Culture and Computers: A Review of the Concept of Culture and Implications for Intercultural Collaborative Online Learning

Our research is aimed at a systematic investigation of phenomena in the nexus of culture, technology and learning. The basic premise of our research is that social affordances of technologies might vary along cultural dimensions. In this paper we present a brief overview of the concept of culture. We then discuss empirical findings demonstrating cultural effects on social behavior, communication and cognition and draw implications to online collaborative learning. In the last part of this paper, we present a selective review of research in cross-cultural human computer interaction.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2007
• Where: IWIC
• Authors: Ravikiran Vatrapu, Daniel D. Suthers
• Keywords: Basic Premise, Cultural Dimensions, Information Management, IWIC 2007, Systematic Investigation