| CHI 98 Conference Program | April 18-23, 1998, Los Angeles, CA USA |
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Steven Poltrock, Boeing Information and Support Services; Jonathan Grudin, University of California at Irvine
Benefits
You will learn what groupware technologies are being used, what problems people
have encountered and how successes were obtained.
Origins
Popular at previous CHI conferences, this tutorial has been revised for CHI 98.
Features
Audience
Designers, developers, researchers, marketers and managers who need to know about
the current possibilities and future trends of CSCW, groupware or workflow
systems. A general background in HCI and experience working collaboratively is
assumed. Broad knowledge or experience with collaborative technologies is not
expected.
Presentation
Lectures and structured activities.
Instructors
Steven Poltrock and Jonathan Grudin, Co-Chairs of CSCW 98, began collaborating in
1986. Jonathan Grudin, Editor-in-Chief of ACM Transactions on Computer-Human
Interaction, has worked as a developer and researcher, and has published numerous
technical and popular articles. Steven Poltrock introduces, evaluates and deploys
groupware systems that support information sharing, organizational memory,
concurrent engineering, collaborative authoring and workflow management. Together
they have authored several overviews of CSCW and groupware.
Related Tutorials
This tutorial has been cancelled due to illness.
John M. Carroll, Virginia Tech; Mary Beth Rosson, Virginia Tech
Benefits
A community network is a special case of a network community in which a physical
community coextends with the network community. Some observers have argued that
community networks represent a vital contemporary manifestation of strong
democracy. This tutorial will survey and analyze network communities and
community networks focusing on how they impact human activities and institutions.
Origins
This timely and contemporary topic that has been successfully presented at
previous CHI conferences has been updated for CHI 98.
Features
Audience
Intended for HCI professionals who want to attain a basic understanding of
network concepts, skills and issues. No prior knowledge is assumed.
Presentation
Lecture and demonstrations.
Instructors
John M. Carroll is Professor of Computer Science and Psychology and head of the
Computer Science Department at Virginia Tech. His research is the analysis of
learning, problem solving and collaboration in HCI contexts, and the design of
appropriate methods, tools, and environments. His most recent work focuses on
education and community history applications of the Blacksburg Electronic Village
and the WWW. Mary Beth Rosson is Associate Professor of Computer Science at
Virginia Tech; previously, a Research Staff Member and Manager at the IBM T. J.
Watson Research Center. Her research interests include developing new paradigms
for the study of human-computer interaction, using network technology to support
collaboration, and psychological issues in the learning and use of the
object-oriented design paradigm.
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Andreas Girgensohn, FX Palo Alto Laboratory; Alison Lee, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center
Benefits
You will learn how to use commonly available WWW tools to design, develop, and
deploy interactive and collaborative applications.
Origins
This tutorial is revised from its presentation at CHI 97.
Features
Audience
Designers, developers and researchers working on CSCW applications or creating
WWW context with an interactive and collaborative component. Basic familiarity
with at least one programming language with a C-like syntax (C++, Java, Perl) is
assumed. No development experience in CSCW is required.
Presentation
Lectures, demonstrations, discussions, and group exercises.
Instructors
Andreas Girgensohn is a research scientist at FX Palo Alto Laboratory and Alison
Lee is a member of the technical staff at NYNEX Science & Technology. Both have
strong backgrounds in computer science and human-computer interaction. Over the
last three years, they have developed tools and methodologies to support
distributed work groups. They have presented updated versions of this tutorial to
the CHI, CSCW, Web and KBSE communities within the past year.
Related Tutorials
Organizer
Session Chair: Terry Winograd, Stanford University
Session Chair: Kori Inkpen, Simon Fraser University
Session Chair: Saul Greenberg, University of Calgary
Session Chair: Gary M. Olson, University of Michigan
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