The design of modular web-based collaboration
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Author list: Intapong P., Settapat S., Kaewkamnerdpong B., Achalakul T.
Publisher: Springer Verlag (Germany): Computer Proceedings
Publication year: 2010
Volume number: 78 CCIS
Start page: 24
End page: 33
Number of pages: 10
ISBN: 3642164439; 9783642164439
ISSN: 1865-0929
Languages: English-Great Britain (EN-GB)
Abstract
Online collaborative systems are popular communication channels as the systems allow people from various disciplines to interact and collaborate with ease. The systems provide communication tools and services that can be integrated on the web; consequently, the systems are more convenient to use and easier to install. Nevertheless, most of the currently available systems are designed according to some specific requirements and cannot be straightforwardly integrated into various applications. This paper provides the design of a new collaborative platform, which is component-based and re-configurable. The platform is called the Modular Web-based Collaboration (MWC). MWC shares the same concept as computer supported collaborative work (CSCW) and computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL), but it provides configurable tools for online collaboration. Each tool module can be integrated into users' web applications freely and easily. This makes collaborative system flexible, adaptable and suitable for online collaboration. ฉ 2010 Springer-Verlag.
Keywords
Autism community, CSCL, CSCW, Web-based collaboration
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