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Technological intersubjectivity in computer supported intercultural collaboration

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Ravi Kiran Vatrapu,

Daniel D. SuthersAuthors Info & Claims

IWIC '09: Proceedings of the 2009 international workshop on Intercultural collaboration

Pages 155 - 164

https://doi.org/10.1145/1499224.1499249

Published: 20 February 2009 Publication History

Abstract

Technological intersubjectivity (TI) refers to a technology supported interactional relationship between two or more participants. The basic premise of this research project is that the structures and functions of technological intersubjectivity vary across cultures. To empirically evaluate this premise, an experimental study was conducted to investigate TI when participants from similar and different cultures appropriate affordances and relate to each other in a computer supported collaborative learning environment. Based on culture theory and empirical findings in cross-cultural psychology, several theoretical predictions were made about the cultural variation in the structures and functions of technological intersubjectivity during and after the experimental task of computer supported collaborative problem solving. Statistical results show a systemic variation in technological intersubjectivity along cultural dimensions. We discuss the findings and their implications for computer supported intercultural collaboration.

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Index Terms

Technological intersubjectivity in computer supported intercultural collaboration
1. Computing methodologies
  1. Artificial intelligence
    1. Philosophical/theoretical foundations of artificial intelligence
      1. Cognitive science
2. Human-centered computing
  1. Collaborative and social computing
    1. Collaborative and social computing design and evaluation methods
    2. Collaborative and social computing systems and tools
      1. Asynchronous editors
  2. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. Empirical studies in HCI

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IWIC '09: Proceedings of the 2009 international workshop on Intercultural collaboration

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DOI:10.1145/1499224

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Kyoto University, Japan

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