The research pilot presented here studied six student groups (N=30) using a CyberCollaboratory to perform the tasks necessary to complete a complex group project assignment in the asynchronous mode of communication. Each group was comprised of students from two major universities located over 500 miles apart and in different states. All students performed the task over a period of approximately...

During reaccreditation reviews, all 370 business schools that are currently accredited by the AACSB—The International Association for Management Education— must demonstrate that a continuous improvement process is in place. This paper describes the experience of the Computer Information Systems department at a public university in the U.S., which used collaborative software to update the assess...

During a research project in which we developed machine learning (ML) driven visualization system for non-ML experts, reflected on interpretability ML, computer-supported collaborative work and human-computer interaction. We found that while there are manifold technical approaches, these often focus ML experts evaluated decontextualized empirical studies. hypothesized participatory design may s...

In this paper, we propose DINPeer to support both collaborative visualization and collaborative computing by overcoming limitations in current collaborative tools and peer-to-peer (P2P) overlay systems. DINPeer exploits a spiral-ring method to discover an inner ring with relative largest bandwidth to form a DINloop (Data-In-Network loop). DINPeer further integrates DINloop with P2P overlay netw...

This paper proposes a data-model for the standardized representation of both synchronous and asynchronous text-based and other communications. Such communications are widely used in e-learning practice today, and have been studied under the rubrics of "computer conferencing," "Computer-Mediated Communication" (CMC), "Computer Supported Collaborative Learning" (CSCL), and many other names and ti...

Case study learning was integrated into a course designed to improve students’ potential for academic success and increase student retention. Case studies related to self-regulation of behavior, motivation, and cognition for academic tasks were used to prompt students’ critical thinking and facilitate deep learning of self-regulation topics, linking course theory with practice. This article exp...

It is common that, in a long-term asynchronous collaborative activity, groups of users engage in occasional synchronous sessions. In this paper, we analyze the data management requirements for supporting this common work practice in typical collaborative activities and applications. This analysis shows that, as users interact in different ways in each setting, some applications have different r...

The misconception of virtual worlds as „games‟ has prevented these immersive environments from being treated as legitimate areas of inquiry by the Information Systems community. In this paper we argue that these environments challenge our conceptualisation of technology mediation due to the immersive and co-created nature of the digital environment, and particularly, challenges our understandin...

Semantic mediation based on ontologies has been proposed as a method to achieve integration in multi-disciplinary and multi-scale integrated assessment tools. In the development of an integrated assessment tool, SEAMLESS-IF, agricultural models, data sources, scenarios and indicators had to be integrated in one conceptual schema, providing the shared definition of concepts and their relationshi...

The lack of intuitive and non-intrusive non-verbal cues is one of the distinctive features that separate computer-mediated communication settings from face-to-face encounters. The analysis of the non-verbal communication forms in a multi-player game session indicates that the participants of collaborative virtual environment can effectively use various forms of non-verbal communication to reduc...