On the Internet, Nobody Knows You're a Girl: The Female Performance Advantage in Anonymous Virtual Teams

2007 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 35-47
Author(s):  
Emmeline de Pillis ◽  
Kimberly Furumo
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Teams ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Lower Performance ◽  
Female Performance

As work is increasingly done across borders, the quality of this work depends upon electronically connected virtual teams. We examine the performance of women and men in face-to-face versus anonymous virtual teams. In anonymous virtual teams, women significantly outperformed men. The performance of face-to-face teams was better overalperformance was equivalent to that of men in face to face teams. While virtual teams experience lower performance and satisfaction than face to face teams overall, this difference appears to be due to lowered performance in men.

The Impact of Personality on Virtual Team Creativity and Quality

2011 ◽  
pp. 647-655
Author(s):  
Rosalie J. Ocker
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Teams ◽  
Synchronous Communication ◽  
Individual Member ◽  
Team Creativity ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Team Outcomes ◽  
Individual Personality ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Impact

A series of experiments investigated creativity and quality of work-product solutions in virtual teams (Ocker, forthcoming; Ocker, 2005; Ocker & Fjermestad, 1998; Ocker et al., 1998; 1996). Across experiments, small teams with about five graduate students interacted for approximately two weeks to determine the high-level requirements and design for a computerized post office (Goel, 1989; Olson et al., 1993). The means of interaction was manipulated in these experiments such that teams interacted via one of the following treatments: (1) asynchronous computer-medicated communication (CMC), (2) synchronous CMC, (3) asynchronous CMC interspersed with face-to-face (FtF) meetings, or (4) a series of traditional FtF meetings without any electronic communication. A repeated finding across experiments was that teams interacting only using asynchronous CMC – that is, teams without any FtF or synchronous communication -- produced significantly more creative results than teams in the other treatments. Additionally, asynchronous virtual teams rated high in creativity were generally not the same teams that were judged high in terms of the quality of their deliverable. To further examine these findings, this chapter presents results of an exploratory study designed to investigate the impact of individual personality facets on team outcomes. The objective of this study is to determine whether differences in team outcomes – in terms of the level of creativity versus the quality of the team deliverable – can be predicted by individual member personality.no abstract

Where Are They and Are You There Yet?

2011 ◽  
pp. 779-792
Author(s):  
Muesser Cemal Nat
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
High Tech ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Recent Trends ◽  
Distance Courses

People’s environment is increasingly enriched and changed with computing devices which offer services that aid users in their daily activities. In addition, the way that people using the Internet have begun to change with these high-tech computing tools and devices. Following the recent trends on digital technologies, this chapter will discuss how to select and utilize existing Internet technologies for the benefits of education, and policies on using these technologies. The rapid improvements in the field of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and the wide introduction of the Internet have added a whole new dimension to education. There are seemingly limitless ways of using technologies and the Internet to enhance the quality of instruction, both in face-to-face courses as well as in distance courses. This chapter will also explain how technological advances and ICT policies are being applied to assist for both instructors and students.

scholarly journals Love and Marital Quality in Romantic Relationships Mediated and Non-Mediated by Internet

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (57) ◽  
pp. 105-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karla Rafaela Haack ◽  
Denise Falcke
Keyword(s):  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Marital Quality ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Physical Relationship ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Relationship

Love is one of the most desired feelings by human beings. According to the triangular theory of love, it is composed of three elements: intimacy, passion and decision/commitment, which constitutes a dimension related to the quality of love the partners perceive in their relationship. This study aims to compare the three elements of love and marital quality of 86 Internet users (43 in a relationship mediated by the Internet and 43 with a physical relationship). The results indicate that there is a significant difference in the intimacy, the decision/commitment and the whole dimension of love, as well as in the marital quality between partners who have a relationship mediated by Internet and the ones in a physical relationship. We can conclude that the Internet is a great tool for people to meet, but that it is important for the relationship to develop in a face-to-face context.

scholarly journals Architecture and Protocol to Optimize Videoconference in Wireless Networks

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Jose M. Jimenez ◽  
José Luis García-Navas ◽  
Jaime Lloret ◽  
Oscar Romero
Keyword(s):  
Video Transmission ◽  
Quality Of Experience ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Military Operations ◽  
Medical Assistance ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Internet Connection ◽  
The Past ◽  
Business Meetings

In the past years, videoconferencing (VC) has become an essential means of communications. VC allows people to communicate face to face regardless of their location, and it can be used for different purposes such as business meetings, medical assistance, commercial meetings, and military operations. There are a lot of factors in real-time video transmission that can affect to the quality of service (QoS) and the quality of experience (QoE). The application that is used (Adobe Connect, Cisco Webex, and Skype), the internet connection, or the network used for the communication can affect to the QoE. Users want communication to be as good as possible in terms of QoE. In this paper, we propose an architecture for videoconferencing that provides better quality of experience than other existing applications such as Adobe Connect, Cisco Webex, and Skype. We will test how these three applications work in terms of bandwidth, packets per second, and delay using WiFi and 3G/4G connections. Finally, these applications are compared to our prototype in the same scenarios as they were tested, and also in an SDN, in order to improve the advantages of the prototype.

scholarly journals Social cognition on the Internet: testing constraints on social network size

2012 ◽  
Vol 367 (1599) ◽  
pp. 2192-2201 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. I. M. Dunbar
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Brain Size ◽  
Network Size ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Social Brain ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Social Network Size ◽  
The Social

The social brain hypothesis (an explanation for the evolution of brain size in primates) predicts that humans typically cannot maintain more than 150 relationships at any one time. The constraint is partly cognitive (ultimately determined by some aspect of brain volume) and partly one of time. Friendships (but not necessarily kin relationships) are maintained by investing time in them, and failure to do so results in an inexorable deterioration in the quality of a relationship. The Internet, and in particular the rise of social networking sites (SNSs), raises the possibility that digital media might allow us to circumvent some or all of these constraints. This allows us to test the importance of these constraints in limiting human sociality. Although the recency of SNSs means that there have been relatively few studies, those that are available suggest that, in general, the ability to broadcast to many individuals at once, and the possibilities this provides in terms of continuously updating our understanding of network members’ behaviour and thoughts, do not allow larger networks to be maintained. This may be because only relatively weak quality relationships can be maintained without face-to-face interaction.

scholarly journals Impact of Online Emotions and Netiquette on Phubbing from a Gender Perspective: Educational Challenges

2022 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 64
Author(s):  
Ana Cebollero-Salinas ◽  
Jacobo Cano Escoriaza ◽  
Santos Orejudo Hernández
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Emotional Expression ◽  
Online Communication ◽  
Emotional Content ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Educational Challenges ◽  
Virtual Interaction

During adolescence, the Internet is mainly used for purposes of socialization. Non-verbal elements limit online communication, thus leading to widespread use of emotional resources. It would be preferable if virtual interaction did not reduce the quality of person-to-person contacts, particularly thanks to the adoption of netiquette (respectful treatment of others online). Phubbing, the tendency to check one’s mobile phone during a face-to-face conversation, has become a widespread practice that causes anxiety and can lead to social exclusion. Educating on this behavior could be related with emotional content and with netiquette. This study’s objectives are to analyze the extent to which the use of netiquette and online emotional content are associated with and can predict phubbing, taking gender differences into account. 935 adolescents (ages 12-17, 55,1% female) from 13 schools in the region of Aragon (Spain) responded to our questionnaire. Results are revealing: the level of online emotional content increases the level of phubbing; online emotional expression is the most influential risk factor in both genders; netiquette protects girls to a greater degree. We discuss the educational challenges posed by guaranteeing the responsible use of social networks.

The Impact of Personality on Virtual Team Creativity and Quality

2011 ◽  
pp. 363-369
Author(s):  
Rosalie J. Ocker
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Virtual Teams ◽  
Electronic Communication ◽  
Team Creativity ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Quality Of Work ◽  
Series Of Experiments ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Impact

A series of experiments investigated creativity and quality of work-product solutions in virtual teams (Ocker,2007, 2005; Ocker & Fjermestad, 1998; Ocker, Hiltz, & Johnson, 1998; Ocker, Hiltz, Turoff, & Fjermestad, 1996). Across experiments, small teams with about five graduate students interacted for approximately two weeks to determine the high-level requirements and design for a computerized post office (Goel, 1989; Olson, Olson, Storrosten, & Carter, 1993). The means of interaction was manipulated in these experiments such that teams interacted via one of the following treatments: (1) asynchronous computer-medicated communication (CMC), (2) synchronous CMC, (3) asynchronous CMC interspersed with face-to-face (FtF) meetings, or (4) a series of traditional FtF meetings without any electronic communication.

scholarly journals Children and Adults Tai Chi Study (CF-CATS2): a randomised controlled feasibility study comparing internet-delivered with face-to-face Tai Chi lessons in cystic fibrosis

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 00042-2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siobhán B. Carr ◽  
Patricia Ronan ◽  
Ava Lorenc ◽  
Awais Mian ◽  
Susan L. Madge ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cystic Fibrosis ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Tai Chi ◽  
Practice Research ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Night Time ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Patient Reported

Virtual healthcare is fast entering medical practice. Research into the feasibility of using it to teach treatment regimens such as exercise has not been explored. Maintaining an exercise regime can be difficult in cystic fibrosis: group classes risk potential infection, yet motivation is hard to maintain when alone. Tai Chi is a low-impact exercise and involves gentle, demanding movements. This study aimed to assess the feasibility, safety and acceptability of learning Tai Chi via an internet-based approach and compared patient-reported outcomes.Children and adults with cystic fibrosis were recruited to a randomised, comparative effectiveness trial. Participants learnt eight Tai Chi movements; teaching was delivered in eight lessons over 3 months: delivered either via the internet or face-to-face. Assessments were at 3-monthly intervals over 9 months. Outcomes included health status, quality of life, sleep, mindfulness and instructor-led questions.40 adults and children completed the eight sets of Tai Chi lessons. The median age was 22.8 years (range 6.1–51.5 years); 27 patients were female. The cohort comprised 26 adults (aged >16 years), six teenagers and eight children (aged <12 years). The groups were well matched. Feasibility and safety were demonstrated. Participants showed significant improvements in self-reported sleep, cough (both daytime and night-time), stomach ache and breathing. No differences in lung function, health status, quality of life, sleep or mindfulness was shown before or after completing the lessons.Tai Chi was safe and well tolerated; it was feasible to deliver individual lessons via the internet, reducing concerns regarding cross-infection, and appeared to improve self-reported symptoms.

Educational STEM designing of virtual and real devices on the Arduino platform

2020 ◽  
pp. 17-27
Author(s):  
S. G. Grigoriev ◽  
M. V. Kurnosenko ◽  
A. M. Kostyuk
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Environments ◽  
Electronic Devices ◽  
Practical Training ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Stem Design ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Interdisciplinary Knowledge ◽  
Virtual Modeling ◽  
Surface Mounting

The article discusses possible forms of educational STEM projects in the field of electronics and device control using Arduino controllers. As you know, the implementation of such STEM projects can be carried out not only using various electronic constructors, but also using virtual modeling environments. The knowledge obtained during modeling in virtual environments makes it possible to increase the efficiency of face-to-face practical training with a real constructor, and to improve the quality of students’ knowledge. The use of virtual modeling environments in combination with the use of real constructors provides links between distance and full-time learning. A real constructors can be used simultaneously by both the teacher and the student, jointly practicing the features of solving practical problems. The article provides examples of using a virtual environment for preliminary prototyping of circuits available in the documentation for electronic constructors, to familiarize students with the basics of designing and assembling electronic circuits using the surface mounting method and on a breadboard, as well as programming controllers on the Arduino platform that control electronic devices. This approach allows students to accelerate the assimilation of various interdisciplinary knowledge in the field of natural sciences using STEM design.

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