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Technology Affordances for Intersubjective Learning, and How They May Be Exploited

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Barriers and Biases in Computer-Mediated Knowledge Communication

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Suthers, D. (2005). Technology Affordances for Intersubjective Learning, and How They May Be Exploited. In: Bromme, R., Hesse, F.W., Spada, H. (eds) Barriers and Biases in Computer-Mediated Knowledge Communication. Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Series, vol 5. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-24319-4_13

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