Impact of digital tools on the research writing process: A case study of collaborative writing in computer science

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Online collaboration and identity work in a brony fandom: Constructing a dialogic space in a fan translation project

E-Learning and Digital Media ◽

10.1177/2042753020988920 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 204275302098892

Author(s):

Liudmila Shafirova ◽

Kristiina Kumpulainen

Keyword(s):

Participant Observation ◽

Collaborative Writing ◽

Online Collaboration ◽

Identity Work ◽

Ethnographic Case Study ◽

Internet Users ◽

Affinity Groups ◽

My Little Pony ◽

Dialogic Space

Online collaboration has become a regular practice for many Internet users, reflecting the emergence of new participatory cultures in the virtual world. However, little is yet known about the processes and conditions for online collaboration in informally formed writing spaces and how these create opportunities for participants’ identity work. This ethnographic case study explores how four young adults, fans of the show My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic (bronies), negotiated a dialogic space for their online collaboration on a fan translation project and how this created opportunities for their identity work. After a year of participant observation, we collected interviews, ethnographic diaries and participants’ chats, which were analysed with qualitative content and discourse analysis methods. The findings showed how the Etherpad online writing platform used by the participants facilitated the construction of dialogic space through the visualization of a shared artefact and adjustable features. It was in this dialogic space where the participants negotiated their expert identities which furthered their discussions about writing, translating and technological innovations. The study advances present-day knowledge about online collaboration in affinity groups, engendering the construction of a dialogic space for collaborative writing and participants’ identity work.

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Drama production and audiences as ‘affective superaddressee’ in an illiberal democracy

European Journal of Cultural Studies ◽

10.1177/13675494211008642 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 136754942110086

Author(s):

Siao Yuong Fong

Keyword(s):

Writing Process ◽

Affect Theory ◽

Media Industries ◽

Media Production ◽

Television Drama ◽

Film Research ◽

Production Decisions ◽

Illiberal Democracy ◽

History Of

There is a long history of television and film research that highlights the essential roles audiences play in everyday production decisions. Based largely on Western media industries, these studies’ investigations of producer–audience relationships have revolved predominantly around the market concerns of liberal media models. So how do producer–audience relationships work when it comes to illiberal contexts of media production? Using Singapore as a case study, this article argues that existing approaches to producer–audience relations largely based on liberal media industries like Hollywood are insufficient for thinking through audience power in everyday media production in illiberal contexts. Drawing on insights from affect theory, I examine the materials gathered during an immersive ethnography of the writing process of a Singaporean television drama and propose conceptualizing audiences as an ‘affective superaddressee’, as a productive way to think about the work that situational audiences do in everyday media production in illiberal contexts.

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Digital Tools as an Enabler for Educational and Training Processes: The Case Study of REFUGEEClassAssistance4 Teachers Project

Proceedings ◽

10.3390/proceedings2021074014 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 74 (1) ◽

pp. 14

Author(s):

Ourania Areta ◽

Karel Van Isacker

Keyword(s):

Social Interactions ◽

Education And Training ◽

Working Environment ◽

Digital Tools ◽

Training Process ◽

Training Activities ◽

And Training

Digitalization has transformed all aspects of life, from social interactions to the working environment and education, something that accelerated with the emergence of COVID-19. The same stands for education and training activities, where the use of digital tools has been gradually advancing and become merely online because of the virus. This brought forth the need to discuss further the applications, benefits, and challenges of digital tools within the framework of the education and training process, and the need to study examples of successful applications. This study aims to support both these requirements by presenting the case study of REFUGEEClassAssistance4Teachers project and its outcomes.

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