Gerhard Fischer and Hal Eden: “Design, Learning, and Collaboration” — Spring Semester 2007
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: Overview of Collaboration
due:
1. Monday, January 29, 2007; 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/in_defense_of_c.html
and comment on the following issue:
- do you agree with Norman’s position? Why? in which aspects?
- do you disagree with Norman’s position? Why? in which aspects?
2) Analyze your own educational and working experience:
- has collaboration played an important role in
o your life as a student (in school and university)?
o your life as a worker?
o your member as a sports team?
- in which collaborative activities have you been involved?
o what was positive about them?
o what was negative about them?
o which additional efforts did they create?
o which additional benefits did they provide?
3) Have you used computational environments that support collaboration?
- which ones?
- briefly characterize your most favorite one?
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