Supporting learning processes with collaboration technologies: A brief look at past research and challenges that lie ahead

Journal of Systems and Information Technology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-7

  Kock, N ^a   Hilmer, K ^b   Standing, C ^c   Clark, S ^d  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaboration technologies; Knowledge communication; Knowledge sharing; Learning processes; Media richness theory; Social influence model

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993009211     PISSN: 13287265     EISSN: 17588847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13287260080000749     Document Type: Article

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