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HICSS
2007
IEEE
141views Biometrics» more  HICSS 2007»
14 years 2 months ago
Distributed Knowledge Construction in an Online Community of Inquiry
This paper examines sustained, socially-situated engagement in online learning communities. We propose three levels of engagement that are examined through an empirical study of j...
James Waters, Susan Gasson
WETICE
2000
IEEE
14 years 25 days ago
Towards an Evaluation Methodology for the Development of Research-Oriented Virtual Communities
A virtual community is a group of people whose shared needs and/or interests are largely communicated within, and mediated by Webenabled interactions, e.g., within a Website. Whil...
Janet Ho, Monica M. C. Schraefel, Mark H. Chignell
HICSS
2007
IEEE
192views Biometrics» more  HICSS 2007»
14 years 2 months ago
An Online Community as a New Tribalism: The World of Warcraft
Massive, multiplayer online role-playing games foster rich social environments. Within the game, players can interact with other players, make friends, create and cultivate new on...
Thomas W. Brignall III, Thomas L. Van Valey
ETS
2000
IEEE
90views Hardware» more  ETS 2000»
13 years 8 months ago
Role of Contracts in Enhancing Community Building in Web Courses
Project-based work via telecommunications requires the instructor and the students to take explicit steps to create an on-line community that is focused on high quality learning a...
Karen L. Murphy, Sue E. Mahoney, Tina J. Harvell
CANDT
2009
14 years 10 days ago
The community is where the rapport is -- on sense and structure in the youtube community
YouTube is a video sharing repository, enabling users to post, share and discuss videos. Its stated mission is to create "an online video community"; however, YouTube is...
Dana Rotman, Jennifer Golbeck, Jennifer Preece