Studying activity patterns in CSCW

We study small distributed work groups capturing, managing, and reusing knowledge in a collaborative activity. We conceive this process as adaptation of a group to an activity and we study it in a realistic semicontrolled setting. We briefly describe our approach, method, preliminary results, and research trajectory. Keywords Activity patterns, knowledge management, CSCW ACM Classification Keywords H.5.3 Group and Organization Interfaces; H.5.m Information Interfaces and Presentation: Miscellaneous Activity-centric approach Recently, researchers working at the intersection between the fields of Management Information Systems and Human-Computer Interaction have observed that the shift toward the knowledge economy introduces a greater demand for workers, groups, and organizations to adapt to changing work conditions. There is a growing need for tools that deliberately support adaptation [e.g., 9, 1]. Using an activity-centric approach in CSCW means that the supported activity ? its acto...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2007
• Where: CHI
• Authors: Gregorio Convertino, Thomas P. Moran, Barton A. Smith
• Keywords: Activity-centric Approach, CHI 2007, CSCW ACM Classification, Human Computer Interaction, Keywords Activity Patterns