Essays about: "Affordance"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 110 essays containing the word Affordance.

1. 1. Linking for Peace. An affordance perspective of LinkedIn as an instrument for peace professionals to advance constructive conflict resolution and transformative efforts

   University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

   Author : Jasmine Traore; [2023-11-22]
   Keywords : Affordances; Human Computer Interaction HCI ; Peace and Conflict Research;

   Abstract : Has LinkedIn become the platform for a global community of practice for peace professionals? Does it have the potential to be? An inductive approach to Reflexive Thematic Analysis (RTA) following Braun and Clarke’s six-phase methodology was used as an analytic instrument on empirical data from 13 semi-structured interviews with professionals in peace mediation, using the theoretical lens of affordances. The participants in the study were found to use LinkedIn to create and sustain meaningful connections globally and across sectors, learn from empirical knowledge, stories and insights from others and explore economic opportunities. READ MORE

3. 2. Traces of Iron Age activities at Kullen - A New Synthesis

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Arkeologi

   Author : Karolina Jacobsen; [2023]
   Keywords : iron age; Scania; kullaberg; kullen; social structures; GIS; spatial analysis; assemblage theory; affordance theory; entanglement theory; power; resources; older remains; social roles; sites; functions; landscape archaeology; social; culture; activities; cultural landscapes; historical legacies; History and Archaeology;

   Abstract : Kullen has had a huge gap in knowledge about the Iron Age period. This thesis offers a new synthesis to close this gap in knowledge of the Iron Age period in the region. The aim of this study was to gain more knowledge about the Iron Age and the activities during this period in the areas. READ MORE

4. 3. Collaborative virtual instrument design : Exploring resonance, agency and affordance through a cooperative virtual instrument

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

   Author : Paul Joseph Richard Evans; [2023]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : In this paper, through the process of designing and building a collaborative virtual musical instrument I explore users' sense of resonance and agency in relation to technology. With technology’s constant acceleration leaving many feeling alienated, this paper attempts to investigate technology’s potential for creating more meaningful resonant relationships. READ MORE

5. 4. Populism From Below : Mapping User-Centered Populist Content on TikTok

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Medier och kommunikation

   Author : Freja Ingelstam; [2023]
   Keywords : TikTok; Social Media; Media Logic; Affordance Theory; Political Communication; Populism; Regression Analysis;

   Abstract : This thesis explores an understudied area in political communication research by examining populist communication on the social media platform TikTok. Specifically, the study focuses on content related to the Sweden Democrat party during the 2022 election. READ MORE

6. 5. Online Education and Digital Competence : A Comparative Study of Teachers’ Perception Based on Their Experience During COVID-19 Pandemic

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för informatik (IK)

   Author : Georgia Keramidari; Olubusayo Esther Adebayo; [2023]
   Keywords : Online education; E-learning; Capabilities; Teachers’ experience; Secondary school education; Pandemic; COVID-19; Online teaching; Distance learning; Educational affordance;

   Abstract : Digitalization through the use of Information and Communication Technologies is a phenomenon which has a great influence on our way of living. Organizations and society at large are not left behind. READ MORE