Awareness Mechanisms for Web-Based Argumentative Collaboration

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Author(s): Manolis Tzagarakis (Research Academic Computer Technology Institute, Greece), Nikos Karousos (Research Academic Computer Technology Institute, Greece)and Nikos Karacapilidis (University of Patras, Greece)
Copyright: 2010
Pages: 12
Source title: Web-Based Education: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Information Resources Management Association (USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61520-963-7.ch048

Keywords: Education / Educational Technologies / Information Science Reference / Web-Based Teaching & Learning

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Much research has been performed on how computer-based technologies might facilitate awareness among cooperating actors. However, existing approaches in providing awareness services prove to be inadequate in data-intensive instances of argumentative collaboration. Moreover, they fail to address the needs of dynamic, Web-based communities. In this context, this article presents a list of awareness mechanisms that have been integrated in an innovative Web-based collaboration support tool, where the ultimate aim is to satisfy the requirements associated with the above remarks. The proposed mechanisms are described and elaborated with respect to variousawareness types reported in the literature.

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