Piet Kommers

Piet Kommers is associate professor at the University of Twente, The Netherlands and adjunct professor at Curtin University, Australia. His current interest is in media for communication and education. He received the title of honorary professor by UNESCO for his results in educational technology in web-based learning. He was chair of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Cognitive Technologies. “Web-based Communities” and “Social Media” were the main focus of the journal IJWBC and subsequent IADIS yearly conferences. Piet Kommers is member of advisory boards in Singapore, Finland, Russia and the EU Commission at Brussels.

Publications

Measurement Methodologies to Assess the Effectiveness of Global Online Learning
Measurement Methodologies to Assess the Effectiveness of Global Online Learning
Pedro Isaias, Tomayess Issa, Piet Kommers. © 2022. 366 pages.
While online learning was an existing practice, the COVID-19 pandemic greatly accelerated its capabilities and forced educational organizations to swiftly introduce online...
Foreword
Foreword
Piet Kommers. © 2019. 2 pages.
This Foreword is included in the book Handbook of Research on Faculty Development for Digital Teaching and Learning.
Preface
Preface
Tomayess Issa, Piet Kommers, Theodora Issa, Pedro Isaias, Touma B. Issa. © 2017. 6 pages.
This Preface is included in the book Smart Technology Applications in Business Environments.
Foreword
Foreword
Piet Kommers. © 2016. 2 pages.
This Foreword is included in the book Developing Successful Strategies for Global Policies and Cyber Transparency in E-Learning.
The Evolution of the Internet in the Business Sector: Web 1.0 to Web 3.0
The Evolution of the Internet in the Business Sector: Web 1.0 to Web 3.0
Pedro Isaías, Piet Kommers, Tomayess Issa. © 2015. 407 pages.
Efficiency and Efficacy are crucial to the success of national and international business operations today. With this in mind, businesses are continuously searching for the...
Understanding Children's Private Speech and Self-Regulation Learning in Web 2.0: Updates of Vygotsky through Piaget and Future Recommendations
Understanding Children's Private Speech and Self-Regulation Learning in Web 2.0: Updates of Vygotsky through Piaget and Future Recommendations
Adel M. Agina, Robert D. Tennyson, Piet A. M. Kommers. © 2015. 53 pages.
Web 2.0 offers the Zeitgeist to update seminal research concerning children's Private Speech (PS) and Self-Regulation Learning (SRL) for application in social networks....
Foreword
Foreword
Piet Kommers. © 2015. 2 pages.
This Foreword is included in the book Psychological and Social Implications Surrounding Internet and Gaming Addiction.
Foreword
Foreword
Piet Kommers. © 2014. 3 pages.
This Foreword is included in the book Gamification for Human Factors Integration: Social, Education, and Psychological Issues.
Multicultural Awareness and Technology in Higher Education: Global Perspectives
Multicultural Awareness and Technology in Higher Education: Global Perspectives
Tomayess Issa, Pedro Isaias, Piet Kommers. © 2014. 449 pages.
Diversity among university students plays a significant role in raising awareness of numerous issues surrounding cultural heritage, language differences, cross-cultural...
Sense of Community: Perceptions of Individual and Group Members of Online Communities
Sense of Community: Perceptions of Individual and Group Members of Online Communities
Piet Kommers. © 2014. 5 pages.
This chapter addresses the relation community-society in the case of Web-based constellations; how is society represented if we meet Web-based communities? Why are Web-based...
Understanding Children’s Private Speech and Self-Regulation Learning in Web 2.0: Updates of Vygotsky through Piaget and Future Recommendations
Understanding Children’s Private Speech and Self-Regulation Learning in Web 2.0: Updates of Vygotsky through Piaget and Future Recommendations
Adel M. Agina, Robert D. Tennyson, Piet Kommers. © 2013. 53 pages.
Web 2.0 offers the Zeitgeist to update seminal research concerning children’s Private Speech (PS) and Self-Regulation Learning (SRL) for application in social networks....
Information Systems and Technology for Organizations in a Networked Society
Information Systems and Technology for Organizations in a Networked Society
Tomayess Issa, Pedro Isaías, Piet Kommers. © 2013. 432 pages.
Modern society is increasingly information-driven, relying heavily on Information Systems (IS) and Information Technology (IT). Business enterprises are no exception, and...
Future Developments in E-Simulations for Learning Soft Skills in the Health Professions
Future Developments in E-Simulations for Learning Soft Skills in the Health Professions
Piet Kommers. © 2012. 24 pages.
New interaction modes involving avatars in 3D virtual worlds and also software for interpreting facial and voice expressions are recognised for their potential use in soft skills...
International Journal of Technology and Educational Marketing (IJTEM)
International Journal of Technology and Educational Marketing (IJTEM)
Purnendu Tripathi, Siran Mukerji. Est. 2011.
The International Journal of Technology and Educational Marketing (IJTEM) presents, analyzes, shares, and collaborates ideas, experiences, research studies, and cases on the...
Foreword
Foreword
Piet Kommers. © 2010. 3 pages.
This Foreword is included in the book Online Learning Communities and Teacher Professional Development: Methods for Improved Education Delivery.
Foreword
Foreword
Piet Kommers. © 2009. 4 pages.
This Foreword is included in the book Social Capital Modeling in Virtual Communities: Bayesian Belief Network Approaches.
Experiential Learning in the Myself Project
Experiential Learning in the Myself Project
Luigi Anolli, Fabrizia Mantovani, Massimo Balestra, Piet Kommers, Odile Robotti, Anne-Dominique Salamin, Alessia Agliati, Olivia Realdon, Valentino Zurloni, Linda Confalonieri, Marcello Mortillaro, Antonietta Vescovo, Pietro Venturini, Joachim Wetterling, Anna Tarocchi. © 2008. 13 pages.
New trends in information technology are strongly influencing and shaping the growth of e-learning, and progressively resolving a number of critical issues currently limiting its...