sonia sousa

Am I Willing To Relate Online?

S. Costa Sousasonia.sousa@ie.uminho.pt

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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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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