How soccer referees changed their mind: A belief-update perspective on digital learning during the Covid-19 pandemic
Laumer S, Maier C (2021)
Publication Language: English
Publication Type: Conference contribution, Conference Contribution
Publication year: 2021
Event location: Montreal, Kanada
Abstract
The Covid-19 pandemic forced soccer referees, among others, to switch from offline to online training by using information and communication technology (ICT). We use belief-update theory to propose and validate a model that illustrates how Covid-19 triggered a positive belief-update for beliefs about ICT-based training in a community sports context. Our study of 523 referees indicates that they had rather negative beliefs about using ICT for learning before Covid-19, but this changed into positive ones after being forced to use ICT for online training and first experiences during Covid-19. This belief-update increases intentions to continue using ICT-based training in the post-Covid-19 period. The paper contributes by illustrating that experiences made in an externally forced mandatory setting can trigger positive beliefs about ICT. A crisis can serve as a driver for ICT-based innovation in a community sports context.
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APA:
Laumer, S., & Maier, C. (2021). How soccer referees changed their mind: A belief-update perspective on digital learning during the Covid-19 pandemic. In Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 2021 Americas Conference on Information Systems. Montreal, Kanada, CA.
MLA:
Laumer, Sven, and Christian Maier. "How soccer referees changed their mind: A belief-update perspective on digital learning during the Covid-19 pandemic." Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 2021 Americas Conference on Information Systems, Montreal, Kanada 2021.
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