TY - GEN
T1 - Comparing media in emergency planning
AU - Convertino, Gregorio
AU - Mentis, Helena M.
AU - Bhambare, Prajakta
AU - Ferro, Caitlin
AU - Carroll, John M.
AU - Rosson, Mary Beth
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - The research on technology for emergency management is usually based either on studies in the field that focus on workers using current tools or on the development, testing, and deployment of novel software tools used in controlled settings. Little is known about the effects of the new collaborative media and work conditions 'in comparison to' the current media and conditions. In 2007, we presented at ISCRAM a method for studying common ground development through a paper prototype in face-to-face collaboration and subsequently presented preliminary findings on common ground development. In this paper we present preliminary findings from an analogous experiment on teams working remotely via a geo-collaborative software prototype. We compare these findings with those from the prior paper prototype study. We use this comparative research design to explore implications for system design and theory development in computer-supported cooperative work.
AB - The research on technology for emergency management is usually based either on studies in the field that focus on workers using current tools or on the development, testing, and deployment of novel software tools used in controlled settings. Little is known about the effects of the new collaborative media and work conditions 'in comparison to' the current media and conditions. In 2007, we presented at ISCRAM a method for studying common ground development through a paper prototype in face-to-face collaboration and subsequently presented preliminary findings on common ground development. In this paper we present preliminary findings from an analogous experiment on teams working remotely via a geo-collaborative software prototype. We compare these findings with those from the prior paper prototype study. We use this comparative research design to explore implications for system design and theory development in computer-supported cooperative work.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84856036936
SN - 9780615206974
T3 - Proceedings of ISCRAM 2008 - 5th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management
SP - 632
EP - 641
BT - Proceedings of ISCRAM 2008 - 5th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management
PB - Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM
T2 - 5th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM 2008
Y2 - 4 May 2008 through 7 May 2008
ER -