Analysis and Design of Awareness Elements in Collaborative Digital Environments: A Case Study in the AulaNet Learning Environment

Gerosa, Marco Aurelio

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Analysis and Design of Awareness Elements in Collaborative Digital Environments: A Case Study in the AulaNet Learning Environment

Gerosa, M.A. (2003). Analysis and Design of Awareness Elements in Collaborative Digital Environments: A Case Study in the AulaNet Learning Environment. Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 14(3), 315-332. Norfolk, VA: AACE.
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Journal of Interactive Learning Research
ISSN 1093-023X
Volume 14, Issue 3, July 2003
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) Norfolk, VA

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Marco Aurelio Gerosa, Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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In this paper an analysis is made about how awareness in digital learning environments relates to communication, coordination and cooperation and, consequently, collaboration. A collaboration model, where awareness occupies a central position, is presented. The awareness elements of the AulaNet environment are also analyzed, seeking to identify what awareness information is relevant, how it is generated, how the awareness elements were defined and how individuals control them. This analysis seeks to provide information regarding a project about awareness elements in collaborative digital learning environments.

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Turoff, M., & Hiltz, S.R. (1982). Computer support for group versus individual decisions. IEEE Transactions on Communications, 30,(1), 82-91.

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[1] Benbunan-Fich, R., & Hiltz, S.R. (1999). Impacts of asynchronous learning networks on individual and group problem solving: A field experiment. Group Decision and Negotiation, (8), 409-426. Borges, M.R., & Pino, J.A. (1999). Awareness mechanisms for coordination in asynchronous CSCW. Proceedings of the 9th Workshop on Information Technologies and Systems (WITS'99), (pp. 69-74).

[2] Brinck, T., & McDaniel, S.E. (1997). Awareness in collaborative systems. Workshop Report, SIGCHI Bulletin.

[3] Chi, M.T.H., Glaser, R., & Rees, E. (1982). Expertise in problem solving. In R. Sternberg (Ed.) Advances in the psychology of human intelligence, 7-76, Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum. [Online]. Available at http://www.pitt.edu/~chi/papers/ChiGlaserRees.pdf.

[4] Daft, R.L., & Lengel, R.H. (1986). Organizational information requirements, media richness and structural design. Organizational Science, 32(5), 554-571.

[5] David, J.M.N., & Borges, M.R.S. (2001). Selectivity of awareness components in asynchronous CSCW environments. Proceedings of 7th International Workshop on Groupware – CRIWG 2001, IEEE, Darmstadt, Germany.

[6] Dourish, P, & Belloti, V. (1992). Awareness and coordination in shared workspaces. Proceedings of CSCW’92, Chapel Hill, NC.

[7] Easterbrook, S. (1995). Why groupware is so difficult to design. Proceedings of 28th HICSS, Hawaii, (pp. 191-199).

[8] Fuks, H., Gerosa, M.A., & Lucena, C.J.P. (2002). The development and application of distance learning on the Internet. The Journal of Open and Distance Learning, 17(1), 23-38. ISSN 0268-0513

[9] Gross, T. (1997). Towards flexible support for cooperation: Group awareness in shared workspaces. DEXA’97, França, IEEE, Los Alamitos, CA, (pp. 406-411).

[10] Gutwin, C., & Greenberg, S. (1999). A framework of awareness for small groups in shared-workspace groupware. Technical Report 99-1, Saskatchewan University.

[11] Gutwin, C., Stark, G., & Greenberg, S. (1995). Support for workspace awareness in educational groupware. Computer support for collaborative learning, (pp. 147-156). New York: Lawrence Erlbaum. Harasim, L., Hiltz, S.R., Teles, L., & Turoff, M. (1997). Learning networks: A field guide to teaching and online learning, (3rd ed.). Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.

[12] Hiltz, S.R. (1994). The virtual classroom: Learning without limits via computer networks. Norwood, NJ: Ablex.

[13] Kraut, R.E., & Attewell, P. (1997). Media use in global corporation: Electronic mail and organizational knowledge. Research milestone on the information highway. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

[14] Liu, Y., Shi, Y., & Xu, G. (2001, July). Supporting group awareness in collaborative design. Proceeding of Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design 2001, London, England.

[15] Long, B., & Baecker, R. (1997). A taxonomy of Internet communication tools. Proceedings of WebNet - World Conference of the WWW, Internet, and Intranet, Toronto, Canada, (pp. 318-323). Charlottesville, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education. ISBN 1-880094-27-4 Neisser, U. (1976). Cognition and reality. San Francisco: W.H. Freeman.

[16] Putnan, L.L., & Poole, M.S. (1987). Conflict and negotiation. Handbook of organizational Communication: An Interdisciplinary Perspective, (pp. 549-599). Newbury Park, NJ: Sage.

[17] Raposo, A.B., Magalhães, L.P., Ricarte, I.L.M., & Fuks, H. (2001, September). Coordination of collaborative activities: A framework for the definition of tasks interdependencies. 7th International Workshop on Groupware - CRIWG 2001, Germany.

[18] Salomon, G., & Globerson, T. (1989). "When teams do not function the way they ought to," Journal of Educational Research, 13, (1), pp. 89-100, 1989.

[19] Schrage, M. (1995). No more teams! Mastering the dynamics of creative collaboration, New York: Currency Doubleday

[20] Simon, H.A. (1996). Models of my life. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. ISBN 0-262-69185-X

[21] Segal, L. (1994). Effects of checklist interface on non-verbal crew communications. Contractor Report 177639, NASA Ames Research Center.

[22] Shum, S.B., & Hammond, N. (1994). Argumentation-based design rationale: What use at what cost? Human-Computer Studies, USA, 40, 603-652.

[23] Turoff, M., & Hiltz, S.R. (1982). Computer support for group versus individual decisions. IEEE Transactions on Communications, 30,(1), 82-91.

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