Cross-cultural communication, media and learning processes in asynchronous learning networks

Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

Volumn 2002-January, Issue , 2002, Pages 113-122

  Chang, Ting Ting ^a   Wang, Xiaoying ^a   Lim, J ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Chromium; Communication networks; Computer networks; Cross cultural communication; Ear; Educational technology; Electrical capacitance tomography; Hip; Intelligent networks; Multicast protocols

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; COMPUTER NETWORKS; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE TOMOGRAPHY; HOT ISOSTATIC PRESSING; INTELLIGENT NETWORKS; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS;

ASYNCHRONOUS LEARNING; ASYNCHRONOUS LEARNING NETWORKS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION; CULTURAL DIMENSIONS; EAR; ELECTRICAL CAPACITANCE TOMOGRAPHY; INDIVIDUALISM COLLECTIVISMS; MULTICAST PROTOCOL;

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

EID: 52749094827     PISSN: 15301605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/HICSS.2002.993868     Document Type: Conference Paper

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