Self-organization, whereby through purely local interactions, global order and structure emerge, is studied broadly across many fields of science, economics, and engineering. We review several existing methods and modeling techniques used to understand self-organization in a general manner. We then present implementation concepts and case studies for applying these principles for the design and...

In this paper we discuss theDrexel Collaborative Design Studio (DCDS), an environment for distributed engineering under development at the Geometric and Intelligent Computing Laboratory at Drexel University. DCDS is intended to enhance collaborative design work, focusing in particular on design of electro-mechanical artifacts. Our goal is to provide transparent collaborative work and archival s...

Intellectual synergy is a major source of high competitive power for an organization. Through our research project, we have been developing an environment, Kfarm, to support creating/inheriting organizational intellect. Characteristic features of Kfarm include a Dual Loop Model which represents ideal processes of knowledge-level communication among personnel to create/inherit organizational kno...

Recent research in the area of Computer Support for Collaborative Learning (CSCL) suggests that collaborative learning activities give learners new insights and perspectives in their learning process. In order to support collaboration, learners need appropriate tools to share, exchange and argument their ideas. The use of wireless networked handheld computers in education is rapidly increasing,...

Frequently, the innovation processes require knowledge in several domains that enterprises do not usually hold. In order to address this problem, the issue of the knowledge transfer in collaborative environments started to attract attention. In this context, the characterization and assessment of the knowledge transfer among members within a network is an important element for the wide adoption...

This paper proposes the identification and use of principle-based pedagogical patterns to help teachers to translate design principles into actionable teaching activities, and to scaffold student learning with sufficient flexibility and creativity. A set of pedagogical patterns for networked Second language (L2) learning, categorized and undergirded by rapid collaborative knowledge improvement ...

In this paper authors describe the development of an emergent collaborative working environment netWork Oasis and the practical findings discovered during the Oasis development process. The findings of the project indicate strongly that there is a need for further research and development of tools, practices and methods in the field of collaborative networked organisations (CNO). The main findi...

Scaffolding students in a collaborative networked learning environment requires different instructional methods than in a traditional home or classroom setting. The goal of this research is to understand computer-mediated collaboration in an instructional setting in order to create an effective computer-mediated collaboration tool. We identify ways to support collaboration by examining the inte...

SonART is a flexible, multi-purpose multimedia environment that allows for networked collaborative interaction with applications for art, science and industry. In this paper we describe the integration of image and audio that SonART enables. An arbitrary number of layered canvases, each with independent control of opacity, RGB values, etc., can transmit or receive data using Open Sound Control....