Questions:
Genearal social issues
1. What is the purpose of the CVE ?
The purpose of a Collaborative Vitural Environment (CVE) is two fold: it facilitates information and viewpoint sharing (expert/student relationship) while it simultaneously promotes individuals exploration and personal insight (peer/peer relationship).
2. What kinds of conversation mechanisms are supported ?
The various conversation mechanisms such as email, a board meeting, videoconferencing, videophones, computer conferencing, chatrooms and messaging are well-known examples that have been developed to support different kinds of communications, from informal to formal and from one-to-one to many-to-many conversations.
3. What kinds of coordination mechanism are provided ?
- verbal and non-vebal communication.
- Schedule, rules, and conventions.
- Shared external representations.
4. What kinds of social protocols and conventions are used ?
5. What kinds of awareness information is provided ?
6. Does the mode of communication and interaction seem natural or awkward ?