Ducky and Sherman's CSCW Project 3

• Tell Sara what we're going to do by 25 Oct
• Write up a research protocol and consent by 1 Nov
• Do the work by 6 Dec

Idea 1: EcoPath

Pro:

• It could help Sherman with EcoPath
• Sherman might be able to find academics
• Can propose ways to make Ecopath more colloborative

Con:

• EcoPath is not intrinsicly collaborative

Idea 2: Distance learning

Pro:

• highly collaborative
• something the teachers are interested in
• high potential for a thesis work for a student

Con:

• need to go off-campus for fieldwork
• need to find participants

Possible participants:

• U Denver
• U Illinois (emailed Burks)
• Stanford (Ducky to email her contacts)
• UBC
• WWU online and CD-ROM based (emailed stranger)
• UW (emailed Alaina)
• Northwest Indian University in Bellingham (First Nations/Aboriginal)

Tools used in distance learning:

• email
• live video
• archived video
• synchronized slides
• voice chat
• IM
• newgroups / BBSes
• snailmail
• posting material for pickup (i.e. Web)