BibSonomy publications for /user/jboy701/collaborationMon Apr 30 23:51:01 CEST 2007Banff, CanadaProc. WWW 2007 Workshop on Social and CollaborativeMay{OntoWiki}: A Tool for Social, Semantic Collaboration 2007ontowiki tool collaboration ckc07 Mon Apr 30 23:50:59 CEST 2007The Semantic Web - ISWC 2006544--558A Framework for Ontology Evolution in Collaborative Environments2006framework ontologyevolution iswc2006 collaboration environment collaborative Mon Apr 30 23:41:41 CEST 2007Organization Science3346--371The Mutual Knowledge Problem and Its Consequences for Dispersed Collaboration122001distributed collaboration knowledge common-ground This paper proposes that maintaining {"}mutual knowledge{"} is a central problem of geographically dispersed collaboration and traces the consequences of failure to do so. It presents a model of these processes which is grounded in study of thirteen geographically dispersed teams. Five types of problems constituting failures of mutual knowledge are identified: failure to communicate and retain contextual information, unevenly distributed information, difficulty communicating and understanding the salience of information, differences in speed of access to information, and difficulty interpreting the meaning of silence. The frequency of occurrence and severity of each problem in the teams are analyzed. Attribution theory, the concept of cognitive load, and feedback dynamics are harnessed to explain how dispersed partners are likely to interpret failures of mutual knowledge and the consequences of these interpretations for the integrity of the effort. In particular, it is suggested that unrecognized differences in the situations, contexts, and constraints of dispersed collaborators constitute {"}hidden profiles{"} that can increase the likelihood of dispositional rather than situational attribution, with consequences for cohesion and learning. Moderators and accelerators of these dynamics are identified, and implications for both dispersed and collocated collaboration are discussed.Sun Apr 29 10:07:32 CEST 2007Beyond the comfort zone: Proceedings of the 21st ASCILITE Conference95-104Teaching and learning online with wikis2004Teaching wiki learning collaboration online Wikis are fully editable websites; any user can read or add content to a wiki site. This functionality means that wikis are an excellent tool for collaboration in an online environment. This paper presents wikis as a useful tool for facilitating online education. Basic wiki functionality is outlined and different wikis are reviewed to highlight the features that make them a valuable technology for teaching and learning online. Finally, the paper discuses a wiki project underway at Deakin University. This project uses a wiki to host an icebreaker exercise which aims to facilitate ongoing interaction between members of online learning groups. Wiki projects undertaken in America are outlined and future wiki research plans are also discussed. These wiki projects illustrate how e-learning practitioners can and are moving beyond their comfort zone by using wikis to enhance the process of teaching and learning online.