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Web-Based Knowledge Exchange through Social Links in the Workplace
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Filipowski, Tomasz; Kazienko, Przemyslaw; Brodka, Piotr; Kajdanowicz, Tomasz – Behaviour & Information Technology, 2012
Knowledge exchange between employees is an essential feature of recent commercial organisations on the competitive market. Based on the data gathered by various information technology (IT) systems, social links can be extracted and exploited in knowledge exchange systems of a new kind. Users of such a system ask their queries and the system…
Descriptors: Expertise, Informal Education, Information Technology, Workplace Learning
Cloud Computing Adoption and Usage in Community Colleges
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Behrend, Tara S.; Wiebe, Eric N.; London, Jennifer E.; Johnson, Emily C. – Behaviour & Information Technology, 2011
Cloud computing is gaining popularity in higher education settings, but the costs and benefits of this tool have gone largely unexplored. The purpose of this study was to examine the factors that lead to technology adoption in a higher education setting. Specifically, we examined a range of predictors and outcomes relating to the acceptance of a…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Usability, Rural Areas, Educational Technology
The Promise of Zoomable User Interfaces
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Bederson, Benjamin B. – Behaviour & Information Technology, 2011
Zoomable user interfaces (ZUIs) have received a significant amount of attention in the 18 years since they were introduced. They have enjoyed some success, and elements of ZUIs are widely used in computers today, although the grand vision of a zoomable desktop has not materialised. This paper describes the premise and promise of ZUIs along with…
Descriptors: Design Requirements, Computer Interfaces, Innovation, Research and Development
A Prototype Greek Text to Greek Sign Language Conversion System
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Kouremenos, Dimitris; Fotinea, Stavroula-Evita; Efthimiou, Eleni; Ntalianis, Klimis – Behaviour & Information Technology, 2010
In this article, a prototype Greek text to Greek Sign Language (GSL) conversion system is presented. The system is integrated into an educational platform that addresses the needs of teaching GSL grammar and was developed within the SYNENNOESE project (Efthimiou "et al." 2004a. Developing an e-learning platform for the Greek sign…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Translation, Sign Language, Deafness
Development of an Assistance Environment for Tutors Based on a Co-Adaptive Design Approach
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Lavoue, Elise; George, Sebastien; Prevot, Patrick – Behaviour & Information Technology, 2012
In this article, we present a co-adaptive design approach named TE-Cap (Tutoring Experience Capitalisation) that we applied for the development of an assistance environment for tutors. Since tasks assigned to tutors in educational contexts are not well defined, we are developing an environment which responds to needs which are not precisely…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Tutors, Tutoring, College Faculty
Foundations of an Age-Differentiated Adaptation of the Human-Computer Interface
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Schneider, N.; Schreiber, S.; Wilkes, J.; Grandt, M.; Schlick, C. M. – Behaviour & Information Technology, 2008
An important issue of the demographic change in the German population is the maintenance and promotion of the employability of aging workforces. However, there are hardly any suitable concepts or usable tools available to realize this goal. Possible approaches should push the individual strengths of the aging workers to the foreground and…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Age Differences, Foreign Countries, Adults