Transparent latecomer support for web-based collaborative learning environments

  • Authors:
  • Torsten Illmann;Rene Thol;Michael Weber

  • Affiliations:
  • University of Ulm, Germany;University of Ulm, Germany;University of Ulm, Germany

  • Venue:
  • CSCL '02 Proceedings of the Conference on Computer Support for Collaborative Learning: Foundations for a CSCL Community
  • Year:
  • 2002

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Abstract

In this paper we examine problems of synchronous collaboration of users in web-based learning environments. It is a strong challenge to develop efficient synchronous groupware systems which provide transparent collaboration of existing applications whereas participants may start at different points in time. Existing collaboration systems either provide transparency or the accommodation of latecomers. We developed a transparent support for accommodating latecomers which may be integrated in any Java-based groupware system on the web.