Personalization Services for Online Collaboration and Learning

2010 ◽  
pp. 1334-1346
Author(s):  
Christina E. Evangelou ◽  
Manolis Tzagarakis ◽  
Nikos Karousos ◽  
George Gkotsis
Keyword(s):  
Online Communities ◽  
Online Collaboration ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Community Learning ◽  
Learning Skills ◽  
Virtual Spaces ◽  
Effective Collaboration ◽  
Collaboration Tools

Collaboration tools can be exploited as virtual spaces that satisfy the community members’ needs to construct and refine their ideas, opinions, and thoughts in meaningful ways, in order to suc-cessfully assist individual and community learning. More specifically, collaboration tools when properly personalized can aid individuals to articulate their personal standpoints in such a way that can be proven useful for the rest of the community where they belong. Personalization services, when properly integrated to collaboration tools, can be an aide to the development of learning skills, to the interaction with other actors, as well as to the growth of the learners’ autonomy and self-direction. This work pre-sents a framework of personalization services that has been developed to address the requirements for efficient and effective collaboration between online communities’ members that can act as catalysts for individual and community learning.

Personalization Services for Online Collaboration and Learning

2009 ◽  
pp. 258-270
Author(s):  
Christina E. Evangelou ◽  
Manolis Tzagarakis ◽  
Nikos Karousos ◽  
George Gkotsis
Keyword(s):  
Online Communities ◽  
Online Collaboration ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Community Learning ◽  
Learning Skills ◽  
Virtual Spaces ◽  
Effective Collaboration ◽  
Collaboration Tools

Collaboration tools can be exploited as virtual spaces that satisfy the community members’ needs to construct and refine their ideas, opinions, and thoughts in meaningful ways, in order to suc-cessfully assist individual and community learning. More specifically, collaboration tools when properly personalized can aid individuals to articulate their personal standpoints in such a way that can be proven useful for the rest of the community where they belong. Personalization services, when properly integrated to collaboration tools, can be an aide to the development of learning skills, to the interaction with other actors, as well as to the growth of the learners’ autonomy and self-direction. This work pre-sents a framework of personalization services that has been developed to address the requirements for efficient and effective collaboration between online communities’ members that can act as catalysts for individual and community learning.

Social Software for Sustaining Interaction, Collaboration, and Learning in Communities of Practice

2009 ◽  
pp. 300-316 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandy el Helou ◽  
Denis Gillet ◽  
Christophe Salzmann ◽  
Yassin Rekik
Keyword(s):  
Communities Of Practice ◽  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Online Communities ◽  
Online Collaboration ◽  
Social Software ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Ubiquitous Access ◽  
High Level ◽  
École Polytechnique

The École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne is developing a Web 2.0 social software called eLogbook and designed for sustaining interaction, collaboration, and learning in online communities. This chapter describes the 3A model on which eLogbook is based as well as the main services that the latter provides. The proposed social software has several innovative features that distinguish it from other classical online collaboration solutions. It offers a high-level of flexibility and adaptability so that it can fulfill the requirements of various Communities of Practice. It also provides community members with ubiquitous access and awareness through its different interfaces. Finally, eLogbook strengthens usability and acceptability thanks to its personalization and contextualization mechanisms.

scholarly journals A Comparative Study of Online Depression Communities in China

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (14) ◽  
pp. 5023
Author(s):  
Jingyun Tang ◽  
Guang Yu ◽  
Xiaoxu Yao
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Online Communities ◽  
Negative Emotions ◽  
Operation Mode ◽  
Community Management ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Support Providers ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
Treatment Of Depression

Online communities have become a tool for researchers to understand and help individuals with depression. According to their operation mode in terms of management, communities can be divided into management depression communities (MDCs) and lacking-management depression communities (LDCs). This study aimed to investigate the characteristics and impact of LDCs in comparison with MDCs. All postings from the previous year were collected from the LDC and MDC. Keywords were extracted and coded to identify the themes, and a text classifier was built to identify the type of emotions and social support expressed in the postings. Community members were then clustered to explore their different participation patterns. We found that in the LDC, the expression of negative emotions was the most popular theme, there was a lack of information about the treatment of depression and a lack of social support providers, the level of engagement of providers was low, and support seekers did not receive attention. These results reveal the need for community management and can be used to develop more effective measures to support members of online depression communities.

Supporting Proximate Communities with P3-Systems

2005 ◽  
pp. 215-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Quentin Jones ◽  
Sukeshini A. Grandhi
Keyword(s):  
System Design ◽  
Systems Design ◽  
Community Member ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Online Interactions ◽  
Physical Location ◽  
Virtual Spaces ◽  
Physical Spaces ◽  
User Location

In this chapter we examine systems that link People-to-People-to-geographical-Places, which we label P3-Systems. Four major P3-Systems design approaches have been identified by an analysis of systems prototyped to date: (1) People Centric P3-System design that use absolute user location, based on awareness of where somebody is located (e.g., Active Badge); (2) People Centric P3-System design based on user co-location/proximity (e.g., Hocman); (3) Place Centric P3-System design based on the use of virtual spaces that contain representations of user’s use of physical spaces (e.g., ActiveMap); and (4) Place Centric P3-System design based on the use of virtual spaces that contain online interactions related to physical location (e.g., Geonotes). This chapter explores how proximate community member interactions can potentially be well supported by P3-Systems through the improved geographical contextualization and coordination of interactions and the identification of previously unidentified location based affinities between community members.

scholarly journals “When I was little, I loved to play”. Describing play experiences using a community-based lens

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Learning Community ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Lower Income ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Learning ◽  
Community Project ◽  
Multiple Dimensions ◽  
Diverse Communities ◽  
Income Neighborhood

Focused on community play memories, the goals of this project were to (1) uncover the variety and degree of playful learning memories; (2) ascertain whether community members would spontaneously share memories of play, and (3) appraise whether memories differed between low-income and mixed-income communities. Results indicated that although community members freely shared play memories, the responses differed between the two communities. Those from the lower-income neighborhood were more likely to share experiences of playful learning; these embraced multiple dimensions of development (e.g. cognitive, social, physical); describing a rarely acknowledged strength of lower-income communities. It is concluded that a community project can elicit fond memories of playful learning and the wider range of play experiences. This portrait of a playful learning community can be achieved through a fun and rich neighborhood experience. This study has implications for community engagement and supporting play as a vehicle for community learning across diverse communities.

scholarly journals Model of Community Learning Center Management in Improving Education Service

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Asep Saepudin ◽  
Eko Sulistiono ◽  
Ani Rindiani
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Peer Groups ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Learning Center ◽  
Model Design ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Community Learning ◽  
Community Learning Center ◽  
Descriptive Method

The purpose of the research is to validate the model design of Community Learning Center (CLC) management in improving education services. This research uses a qualitative approach with a descriptive method. The results show that first, the conceptual model consists of rationalization, assumptions, objectives, components, indicators, and model procedures; second, validation of model is conducted through discussions with peer groups and expert judgment; third, implementation of model trials is described in learning activities in CLC. The learning steps include the process of planning, organizing, implementing and assessing in learning. The conclusions of the developed model show effective results with indicators: first, there are active involvements and positive responses of community members to the learning activities; second, learning outcomes of community members show there is an increase in the ability of knowledge, attitudes and skills.

Integration of Web 2.0 Tools into Non-Formal Learning Practices

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 12-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayse Kok
Keyword(s):  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Meaning Making ◽  
Online Collaboration ◽  
Digital Tools ◽  
Formal Learning ◽  
Web 2.0 Tools ◽  
Learning Practices ◽  
Collaboration Tools

This research identified the specific benefits of online collaboration tools, and explored how their usage has been appropriated by employee volunteers for their practice of volunteering and how they influenced the process of their meaning-making. By doing so, it raised an awareness of the digital tools that provide collections of traits through which individuals can get involved in non-formal learning practices by having digital interactions with others.

Integration of Web 2.0 Tools for Non-Formal Learning Practices

2016 ◽  
pp. 309-326
Author(s):  
Ayse Kok
Keyword(s):  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Meaning Making ◽  
Online Collaboration ◽  
Digital Tools ◽  
Formal Learning ◽  
Web 2.0 Tools ◽  
Learning Practices ◽  
Collaboration Tools

This research tries to explore the specific benefits of online collaboration tools, and finds out how their use has been appropriated by employee volunteers for their practice of volunteering and how they influenced the process of their meaning-making. By doing so, it raised an awareness of the digital tools that provide collections of traits through which individuals can get involved in non-formal learning practices by having digital interactions with others.

Trusting the Knowledge of Large Online Communities

2011 ◽  
pp. 243-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
John S. Storck ◽  
Lauren E. Storck
Keyword(s):  
Online Communities ◽  
Online Community ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Limited Life ◽  
Effective Leader ◽  
Group Members ◽  
Online Communities Of Practice ◽  
Taking Action ◽  
Important Branch ◽  
Training Practice

The phrase “leading from behind” is borrowed from group analytic theory, an important branch of group psychology. For some, the phrase may be pejorative: an effective leader is normally in front of group members, not taking a position behind them. However, for large online Communities of Practice, leading from behind and trusting the group is an important strategy. This chapter focuses on how a leader develops the capacity to trust the group. Recognizing that groups of people are powerful and creative organisms that can be trusted is difficult for a leader. For Freud, who thought of groups as unthinking, primitive mobs and for modern managers, who are taught the value of using teams with specific objectives and limited life spans, the idea of unstructured, dispersed collections of people making decisions or taking action is an anathema. Learning to trust the knowledge of a large group takes training, practice and courage. We ground our conclusions in an empirical analysis of the leadership of one large online Community of Practice. Using archives of discussions among community members, we develop leadership principles that support the “leading from behind” approach. We use these data to suggest how managers can lead online communities to form the trusting relationships that are essential for effective knowledge sharing and innovation.

Using networked narratives to understand internet book reviews in online communities

2014 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yun Kuei Huang ◽  
Wen I. Yang
Keyword(s):  
Online Communities ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Online Community ◽  
Word Of Mouth ◽  
Marketing Strategies ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Word Of Mouth Communication ◽  
Selection Of

Purpose – The aim of this paper was to investigate word-of-mouth communication behavior and other interactions between bloggers writing book testimonials and their community of readers in order to develop a method and strategy for enhancing word-of-mouth communication about books. Design/methodology/approach – This study conducted a netnographic investigation to explore word-of-mouth communication and interactions about new books between bloggers and their community of readers. Netnography is a qualitative approach for exploring the information exchange among online community members. Findings – It was found that personality traits, testimonials, and the responses of community readers to bloggers affected word-of-mouth related to books. Exposure to testimonials with commercial characteristics will not necessarily hinder the word-of-mouth about books. Practical implications – These results may provide a reference for publishers or related businesses that sell books or products via blogs during the planning of their marketing strategies. Originality/value – Businesses value the effects of online communities on marketing communication. This study provides insights into the communication between bloggers and their community of readers by demonstrating how word-of-mouth affects the promotion of books. This could facilitate the selection of relevant recommendations by management.

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