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Immigrants’ perceptions of AI-driven chatbots in public services: Potentials and concerns for inclusion.
This article examines migrants’ perceptions of AI-driven chatbots in accessing public services in Finland. Based on interviews and group discussions, most respondents were either unaware of AI-driven chatbots in the public sector or had limited experience with them, often expressing scepticism about their use (continue).
Epistemic uncertainty and ethical dilemmas in cross-cultural research.
This study explores the epistemic and ethical complexities of examining migrants’ trust in public services through qualitative cultural inquiry. Trust is addressed not only as the central subject of investigation but also as a condition underpinning the credibility of research findings (continue).
Inclusive AI-based chatbots for public services in Finland: Potential of constructivism.
This study advocates integrating constructivism learning theory and its principles into inclusive chatbot design for public services. Further, this paper proposes a paradigm shift in the role of chatbots, advocating for their evolution from mere autoresponders to mentors (continue).
Inclusive design considerations and strategies for digital services: An educational perspective.
This article provides a conceptual review of inclusion in digital service design through a pedagogical lens, introducing educational theories and principles aimed at enhancing inclusivity in digital service design. (continue)
Drivers of entrepreneurial activity at micro and meso levels: A fuzzy time-series analysis.
The paper presents implications of entrepreneurial conditions, opportunities, and attitudes for total entrepreneurial activity (TEA). The data is obtained from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor and Heritage Foundation for ten European Union countries. (continue)
Mobile technology acceptance of university students: A consolidated approach.
The aim of this study is to identify the features and quantify their effects on the acceptance of mobile technology by consolidating the uses and gratifications theory (UGT) and technology acceptance model (TAM) as the theoretical framework. (continue)
Improving online content quality through technological pedagogical content design (TPCD)
This paper proposes the systematic instructions for applying TPCD, including seven steps: 1) specifying the purpose of content transfer, 2) selecting valid and trustworthy resources, 3) concept mapping, 4) respecting user’s mind, 5) material selection or creation, 6) organizing the content, and 7) organizing the content presentation. (continue)
Technological pedagogical content design (TPCD) for a user-centered website: A user case study in Finland
This study employs User Experience Honeycomb to understand the user aspects and utilizes Technological Pedagogical Content (TPC) for a systematic redesign of the content of a user-centered website. (continue)
Using GeoGebra in teaching geometry to enhance students’ academic achievement and motivation.
The goal of this study was to evaluate the effect of using GeoGebra with the ARCS (Attention, Relevance, Confidence, and Satisfaction) model<br/>on academic achievement and motivation. In this regard, an experimental and a control group were constituted. (continue)
The pedagogical aspect of human-computer interaction in designing: Pragmatic examples.
This study suggests technological pedagogical content design (TPCD) for the use of a pedagogical theory for designing a website. TPCD is derived from the technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) framework. (continue).
A pedagogical approach for socio-cultural inclusion: A study on immigrant entrepreneurs in Finland.
A pedagogical approach for socio-cultural inclusion: A study on immigrant entrepreneurs in Finland. This study aims to understand how technology-based communication, such as the use of social media, influences international students’ decision to immigrate. (continue)
Introducing technological pedagogical content design: A model for transforming knowledge into practice.
this paper introduces Technological Pedagogical Content Design (TPCD) model for explaining the concept of integration of pedagogy into content and technology. Further, practical instruction of using the TPCD model for designing digital services, especially websites is suggested. (continue).
Web-based learning for cultural adaptation: Constructing a digital portal for Persian language immigrants in Finland.
This article describes the empirical attempt for creating a website for immigrants. As the assumption, immigrants are adult learners who learn information through websites in the host country and cultural competence is the learning content. (continue).
The role of communication as the drive for immigration: A case study of Iranian international students in Finland.
This study aims to understand how technology-based communication such as the use of social media influences international students’ decision to immigrate.The findings showed that although there is a high desire among the participants to immigrate to Finland, the difficulty and unpopularity of the Finnish language and culture. (continue).
Dynamic indexing and clustering of government strategies to mitigate COVID-19.
The objective of the article is to identify the reference group of countries with similar Covid strategies and other groups with their performance success, and to construct a composite Covid Mitigation Index for comparative purposes. (continue)
The potential of social media to enhance cultural adaptation: A study on Iranian students in the Finnish context.
This paper aims to find out the adequacy of social media as a trendy technology application to enhance cultural adaptation among Iranian tertiary-level students in Finland. For this purpose, integrative communication theory was adapted as the research framework to study the effect of the environment. (continue)
Integration of pedagogy into technology: A practical paradigm.
This paper focuses on a bilateral necessity of integration of pedagogy and technology: while the potential of technology in educational systems is widely acknowledged, the practical usage of learning theories and pedagogical principles in designing digital services is far from a completed mission. (continue)
Digital coaching system for real options analysis with multi-expert and machine learning support.
This paper focuses on digital coaching in the context of strategic investment analysis, specifically connected to fuzzy real options analysis (ROA). We present some important and difficult choices connected to ROA and discuss how digital coaching may assist users in better using ROA tools.(continue)
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