Am I Willing To Relate Online?
S. Costa [email protected]
Instituto de EducaçãoUniversidade do Minho2011
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A comprehensive understanding in promoting elearning communities
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Contributing subjectsSocial networksOnline communitiesTrustCollaborative communicationsCooperative actions; andOnline learning
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Possible interestsCollaboration activities and processknowledge sharing activitiesCommunity and social sharing patterns
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SOCIALand
TECNOLOGICALISSUES
Reflection and motivationMain focus
The people….
Main aim: explore aspects that… relates peoples’ online social-behaviours online
and their willingness to interact
Why? Today we live in a connected world, with its
Online communications; Shared knowledge; and Social networks and interactions
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Reflection and motivationMotivation...Belief that trust is
A key player on the success of a relationship A fundamental conditions for stable concerted
actions
Question?How does users predisposition to interact
online relates with their trust beliefs
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What was done so far?
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The aimContribute to:
Promote online interactions, The effective use of technology as a means of
Communication, information and knowledge
Anyway ... contribute to The development of virtual learning environments
more efficient and effective.
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Understand...1. The relation between
The use of online social tools; and People’s intentions to relate online;
2. Trust factors that somehow influence Online community development
3. Trust and people’s Behaviours, attitudes and beliefs towards a
specific online relationship.
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The proposed conceptual model
Resultsthe survey included 340 participantsNo bias towards gender [53.2% male, 46.8% female ]Age range [18 and 47]Was found a relevant relation between people’s trust
and their predisposition interact online Trust indicators and their intentions to relate online
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