@inproceedings{5bba2dc8af844709985aed484bd2cc4b,
title = "Collective brokering practices in a virtual learning community",
abstract = "The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the concept of the boundary object, based upon experiences in a six-week scientific virtual summer camp. Log data as well as interview protocols reveal the dynamics that existed among 384 participants in 56 within-group forums (WGF) and one cross-group forum (CGF). By re-conceptualizing the boundary object as a space or an area, we shed a new light on the notion of brokers. We also propose a new construct - {"}collective brokering practice{"} - to show brokering practices in a virtual social world.",
keywords = "Boundary object, Broker, Brokering practice, Forums",
author = "Wang, {Thomas C.} and Chen, {Fei Ching} and Chang, {Hsiu Mei}",
year = "2008",
language = "???core.languages.en_GB???",
isbn = "9789868473522",
series = "Proceedings - ICCE 2008: 16th International Conference on Computers in Education",
pages = "269--273",
booktitle = "Proceedings - ICCE 2008",
note = "16th International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2008 ; Conference date: 27-10-2008 Through 31-10-2008",
}