Re: Application Principles and AT Analysis (Help Needed!)

Daisy Mwanza (D.Mwanza who-is-at open.ac.uk)
Fri, 21 May 1999 17:50:32 +0100

Hello All,

In response to Bruce Robinson's <bruce.rob who-is-at btinternet.com> comment,

>I don't think there are many people in the UK who are interested
>in AT in this context and there's a lot of interesting things that could be
>done.

I may be one of the few. I am a PhD student investigating how to apply
Activity Theory to inform interface design for a Computer Supported
Collaborative Learning (CSCL) system to be used in a work environment.

ROB SKINNER of <Rob.Skinner who-is-at suffolk.ac.uk> wrote,

>> HELP: I am looking for references that I can use to try to work out a
>> process for applying activity theory.
>>

I am using Bonnie Nardi's "Context and Consciousness" (1996 ) and Yrjo
Engestrom's (et al.) "Perspectives on Activity Theory" (1999).

Daisy

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