A Taxonomy of Collaborative Work/Learning
There are a number of orthogonal ways to classify CSCL/CSCW
applications. The references, listed
in []'s, are used as examples for each item.
Temporal [Pozzi94, Palmer94]
- Synchronous [Pozzi94, Gaver92, Bricker, Keys90, Chang94, Ishii92,
Takemura92, Bier91, Hymes92, Wolf92, Stefik87]
- Asynchronous [Montefarrante, Muhlhauser94, Oneill94, JiPing90]
Physical location [Pozzi94, Palmer94]
- Distance collaboration [Scardamalia92, Hiltz88, Ishii92, Ishii92,
Takemura92, Muhlhauser94]
- Meeting room [Wolf92, Hymes92, Olson92]
- Co-present [Clements92, Bier91]
Number of users supported [Dockterman91, Vockell89]
Group composition: heterogeneous vs. homogeneous [Lee93,
Dockterman91, Hooper92]
Collaboration aware vs collaboration transparent applications
[Pozzi94, Muhlhauser94]
Coupling of objects/goal manipulation [Bier91, Muhlhauser94]
- tightly coupled - people working on same object towards same goal
- loosely coupled - working on completely different areas of same
goal
Types of tasks supported [Pozzi94]
- Messaging systems (like email) [Hiltz88]
- Multiuser editors [Wolf92, Bier91]
- Group decision support systems
- Computer conferencing systems
- Real time computer conferencing systems (no video included)
- Computer teleconferencing systems (voice and video links for
conference rooms)
- Conferencing systems (voice and video on computer on the
desk) [Gaver92]
Last modified: Fri Mar 30 1995 3:15:00pm pdt