1. Virtual Teams

2. Lateral Thinking Puzzle “The music stopped and she died.” Nicola’s Lateral Thinking Puzzles (http://homepages.anglianet.co.uk/johnm/puzzlat.html)

4. Housekeeping New Comment Period Begins Today Photo credits/attribution Next Week: Guest Speaker from Washington Post/Newsweek Interactive (WPNI)

5. Class Discussion Assignment #2 Cartoon © http://virtualclinics.net/Cartoon%20Mouth.jpg

6. Blog Talk

7. Virtual Teams

8. Virtual Community vs Social Networking vs Online Collaboration

9. Virtual Community “A virtual community is a group whose members are connected by means of information technologies, typically the Internet.”

10. Social Networking Make New Contacts Strengthen Existing Relationships Find Like-Minded People upload and share videos and photos create and read public profiles build and join groups

11. Online Collaboration Project Planning Calendar and Scheduling Web Meetings Group Chat Collaborative Writing Collaborative Drawing Collaborative Slides

12. Online Collaboration Common Challenges

13. 1.“Contextual” Information Holidays (http://www.washdiplomat.com/March%202008/a_holidays_02_08.html) Timezones (http://www.worldtimeserver.com/meeting-planner.aspx) Topography Based on Research in “Finding Common Ground in Dispersed Collaboration” by C. Crampton

14. Common Challenges 2.Uneven Distribution of Information Email didn’t go out Email to similar (wrong) address Erroneously addressed email Email “lost in transit” Email sent to part of group Later assume sent to all members of group Based on Research in “Finding Common Ground in Dispersed Collaboration” by C. Crampton

15. Common Challenges 3.Differences in “What is Important” Long email to multiple people Use of “reply” with new topics Lengthy dialogue with information buried in email chain Based on Research in “Finding Common Ground in Dispersed Collaboration” by C. Crampton

16. Common Challenges 4.Differences in Speed & Timing One part of group can respond rapidly but must wait for rest of group Speed of technology (international chat) Slow and uneven due to travel or technical constraints Based on Research in “Finding Common Ground in Dispersed Collaboration” by C. Crampton

17. Common Challenges 5.Uncertainty: the Meaning of Silence I agree I strongly disagree I am indifferent I am out of town I am having technical problems I don’t know how to address this sensitive issue I am busy with other things I did not notice your question I did not realize you wanted a response Based on Research in “Finding Common Ground in Dispersed Collaboration” by C. Crampton

18. Gaffs The Dreaded Auto-Fill “BCC” = Be Careful

19. Class Discussion Cartoon © http://virtualclinics.net/Cartoon%20Mouth.jpg

20. Hands-On: “Broken Squares” Photo © Charles Darwin University 2005

21. Class Discussion Cartoon © http://virtualclinics.net/Cartoon%20Mouth.jpg How did you feel as an individual? What were the different interactions? What caused the frustrations? How did you feel as a team? What are the similarities to working virtually?

22. Next Assignment (#3) Due in 3 weeks Group Assignment Part 1: Individual Part 1: Individual Part 2: Group Part 2: Group Review in LAB today http://sixdegrees.wikidot.com/assignment3 http://sixdegrees.wikidot.com/assignment3

23. Time for the LAB Photo © Charles Darwin University 2005