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An Overview of Activity Theory in Technology-Mediated Higher Education

An Overview of Activity Theory in Technology-Mediated Higher Education

Copyright: © 2014 |Pages: 34
ISBN13: 9781466645905|ISBN10: 1466645903|EISBN13: 9781466645912
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-4590-5.ch002
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Elizabeth Murphy and María A. Rodríguez-Manzanares. "An Overview of Activity Theory in Technology-Mediated Higher Education." Activity Theory Perspectives on Technology in Higher Education, IGI Global, 2014, pp.20-53. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4590-5.ch002

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E. Murphy & M. Rodríguez-Manzanares (2014). An Overview of Activity Theory in Technology-Mediated Higher Education. IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4590-5.ch002

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Elizabeth Murphy and María A. Rodríguez-Manzanares. "An Overview of Activity Theory in Technology-Mediated Higher Education." In Activity Theory Perspectives on Technology in Higher Education. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2014. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4590-5.ch002

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Abstract

This chapter provides an overview of Activity Theory. It outlines the origins and development of the theory, situates it in relation to other approaches, and explains the important role of history and culture in the theory. The second part of the chapter provides an overview of the components of an activity system: subject; object; outcomes; tools; community; division of labour; and norms. The chapter devotes particular attention to the component of tools, then presents and summarizes their importance in seven propositions using examples from higher education. The chapter follows with a discussion of the role of ethics, values, and emotions in Activity Theory and includes a visual representation of the activity system of Activity Theory.

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