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SIGCSE
2005
ACM
366views Education» more  SIGCSE 2005»
14 years 1 months ago
Using asynchronous discussions to enhance student participation in CS courses
As Computer Science (CS) educators, we are involved in teaching a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses such as database management systems, networking, software developme...
Bhagyavati, Stan Kurkovsky, Christopher C. Whitehe...
CSCW
2008
ACM
13 years 9 months ago
Articulations of wikiwork: uncovering valued work in wikipedia through barnstars
Successful online communities have complex cooperative arrangements, articulations of work, and integration practices. They require technical infrastructure to support a broad div...
Travis Kriplean, Ivan Beschastnikh, David W. McDon...
HICSS
2007
IEEE
128views Biometrics» more  HICSS 2007»
14 years 1 months ago
A System Dynamics Approach to Study Virtual Communities
In recent years, extensive studies of many interesting aspects of virtual community dynamics promoted a better understanding of this area. One of the most challenging problems fac...
Yan Mao, Julita Vassileva, Winfried K. Grassmann
CHI
2006
ACM
14 years 7 months ago
Talk to me: foundations for successful individual-group interactions in online communities
People come to online communities seeking information, encouragement, and conversation. When a community responds, participants benefit and become more committed. Yet interactions...
Jaime Arguello, Brian S. Butler, Elisabeth Joyce, ...
GROUP
2005
ACM
14 years 1 months ago
Follow the (slash) dot: effects of feedback on new members in an online community
Many virtual communities involve ongoing discussions, with large numbers of users and established, if implicit rules for participation. As new users enter communities like this, b...
Cliff Lampe, Erik W. Johnston