Knowledge Forum

Knowledge Building Communities: aspetti teorici, metodologici e operativi – prorogata la deadline

Per offrire un’opportunità in più a coloro che volessero partecipare, abbiamo pensato di ESTENDERE DI 15 GIORNI LA DEADLINE per la presentazione dell’abstract. La SCADENZA dunque è posticipata al 21 NOVEMBRE. Vi ricordiamo alcune coordinate importanti per lo Special Issue, che rappresenta un progetto piuttosto innovativo per molti aspetti: 1. Precedenza ad autori giovani (dottorandi, [...]

Collaborating with Technologies on the Job and in Everyday Life|Collaborare con le tecnologie nel lavoro e nella vita quotidiana|Collaborer avec les technologies sur le tas et dans la vie quotidienne

[lang_en] In order to write this editorial I am using my laptop connected to the Internet through a wireless network. So at any moment I can consult incoming mail and interrupt my work to view the latest news on my favourite newspaper’s web site. Moreover, on my desk there is my mobile phone and not [...]

Semiotic Analysis of Computer-mediated Communication in Selected Instant Messages of Nigerian Students|Analisi semiotica della Comunicazione Mediata dal Computer in messaggi sincroni di studenti nigeriani|L’analyse sémiotique de la communication mediée par l’ordinateur dans les messages instantanés des étudiants nigérians

[lang_en] This paper examines the signification and social meaning of computer generated textual signs in online interactions of Nigerian students. Motivated by relatively scanty attention given to cross-cultural use of computer-mediated communication (CMC) systems, it argues that Nigerian student Internet consumers make use of only universal non-linguistic signs and iconic linguistic signs to construct messages [...]

To be present despite the distance: the tutor and the socialization of knowledge|Essere presente a distanza: il tutor e la socializzazione della conoscenza|Être présents malgré la distance: le tuteur et la socialisation de la connaissance

[lang_en] The advent of new technologies has led to a radical redefinition of the tutor’s role in student learning. Whereas the tutor’s skills and functions are well documented in literature, there is little research on the tutor’s contribution to the qualitative and quantitative aspects of the learning process. This study investigated whether face-to-face or online [...]