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Sarah Tausch, Heinrich Hussmann
Designing Group Mirror Systems for Collaboration Workshop CSCW and education: Viewing education as a site of work practice. In conjunction with the 16th ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (CSCW 2013), San Antonio, Texas, Feb 23-27, 2013 |
This position paper explores how technology for collaborative work can be applied in an educational context. An important aspect of education is to provide and to obtain feedback. This feedback is mostly given by a teacher or tutor but can also be provided by automated mirroring and guidance systems. These so-called ''group mirrors'' can give feedback to a group in a subtle and unobtrusive way and can thereby for example regulate group behavior and guide the learner`s activities. In previous work of our research group, we have already carried out preliminary experiments in using group mirroring systems for scripted collaboration sessions in classrooms. In this paper, a classification of existing group mirror systems is developed. Based on the insights about these systems, the potential for future research on group mirroring systems is outlined. We will specialize on support for group discussions targeting a good balance between coverage of thematic issues and well-disciplined structure. |