14 May 2007
Today's Topic: Week 10: Concepts and Questions, Part 2
We'll continue on this topic with a discussion of trust and reputation, as well as incentives for participation in collaborative systems.
30 April 2007
Today's Topic: Week 8: Concepts and Questions, Part 1
Now that we've had a chance to look at a variety of collaborative computing tools and environments, we'll begin discussion the underlying theories and questions that can be used to assess them. This week we'll talk about the growing impact of mobile and ubiquitous computing, the importance of presence and/or awareness, and the role of temporality in collaborative systems.
23 April 2007
Today's Topic: Week 7: Collaborative Knowledge Management
Social bookmarking systems and social recommendation systems had their start in consumer-focused applications but have begun to migrate into the enterprise arena. We'll discuss the tools and research related to these forms of social and collaborative computing.
16 April 2007
Today's Topic: Week 6: Collaborative Content Creation
One of the most successful trends in current social computing, particularly on the enterprise level, is in the area of content creation. This week we'll talk about blogs, wikis, shared document management, and collaborative software development.
9 April 2007
Today's Topic: Week 5: Contemporary Social Computing
The growing availability and adoption of Internet technology has resulted in an explosion of social and collaborative computing tools. We'll talk about how the new generation of social computing differs from more traditional CSCW, and also what aspects remain consistently important.
2 April 2007
Today's Topic: Week 4: Organizational Collaboration Tools
A variety of tools are on the market for enterprise coordination and collaboration. One key aspect of these tools is their ability to handle both calendaring and messaging (e.g. Microsoft Exchange). Another important aspect is tiered access to information based on organizational affiliations.
26 March 2007
Today's Topic: Week 3: Synchronous Communication (IM, Chat, Videoconferencing)
A discussion of software and hardware to facilitate synchronous communication and collaboration, including instant messaging software and systems, chat systems, and computer-based audio and videoconferencing.
19 March 2007
Today's Topic: Week 2: Asynchronous Communication (Email, Mailing Lists, Usenet, and Forums)
This week we'll look at some of the more traditional forms of asynchronous communication that form the basis for computer-based collaboration: electronic mail, mailing lists ("listservs"), and group communication environments like Usenet and web-based forums.
12 March 2007
Today's Topic: Week 1: "Classic" CSCW and Groupware Concepts
This week we'll start by looking at some of the classic works on CSCW and groupware. What is CSCW, exactly? And how does it form the foundation for today's social computing applications?
10 March 2007
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