Gerhard Fischer and Hal Eden: “Design, Learning, and Collaboration” — Spring Semester 2006
General Remark for all assignments — always remember the statement by Blaise Pascal:
“I have made this letter longer than usual, because I lack the time to make it shorter.”
Assignment 2: Collaboration
due:
1. Monday, January 30, 2006; 10:00am on the class website — max length: two pages
2. you can work as a group and submit one answer as a group (clearly identifying the members of your group)
1) Read the article: “In Defense of Cheating” by Don Norman; accessible via:
http://www.jnd.org/dn.mss/InDefenseOfCheating.html
and comment on the following issue:
- do you agree or disagree with Norman’s position? Why?
- how does his view relate to your own experience in your school, university, and working life?
2) Analyze your own educational and working experience:
has collaboration played an important role in
o your life as a student
o your life as a worker
in which collaborative activities have you been involved?
o what was positive about them?
o what was negative about them?
3) Have you used computational environments that support collaboration?
which ones?
briefly characterize your most favorite one?
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