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Tools for Collaboration Dr. Gabriela Avram Introduction to Digital Media ’17

Introduction p How does technology support collaboration? p Generic vs. specialised collaboration tools p The importance of infrastructures p Different facets of collaboration p Challenges and opportunities

Collaboration tools p Content management p Databases p Knowledge bases p Project Management p Accounting, Payroll, Procurement, Sales p Financial systems p Electoral system

Examples of collaboration tools For sharing content: p Google Docs, Dropbox, Sharepoint, blogs, wikis For communication: p Email p VOIP (Skype, Whatsup, FB Messenger) p Videoconferencing: Zoom, AppearIn p Slack p Twitter, Mastodon

Slack

Zoom

More examples Project Management: p Trello p Microsoft Project p Open Project p TodoIst Code Repositories: p GitHub p SourceForge p Bitbucket

Trello

GitHub

Specialised Collaboration Tools p Collaborative drawing (sketching) ( see http://www.webdistortion.com/2011/01/22/best-online-collaborative- drawing-tools/ for more)

Specialised Collaboration Tools p Collaborative sound recording ( see https://ask.audio/ articles/remote-music- collaboration-software- roundup for more)

What collaboration tools are you using? p Anything that wasn’t mentioned? p Tools specific for one particular industry? p Any collaboration tools for entertainment? p What tools are you missing? What functionalities would you add to existing tools?

The Virtual Choir Eric Whitacre - Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir 2.0, 'Sleep’- https://youtu.be/6WhWDCw3Mng p More at https://ericwhitacre.com/the-virtual-choir/about p

Massive Online Gaming

Online Games Championships

The importance of infrastructures p Roads, bridges, railways, water, sewers p Airports, train stations p Electricity grids p Telecommunications (including Internet connectivity)

Internet users in 2015 as a percentage of a country's population Source: International Telecommunications Union. https://www.go-globe.com/blog/global-mobile- internet-traffic/

A drone flew blood across the Arizona desert in a record-setting trip (Sept 2017)

Internet for Africa https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/jul/21/facebook-solar- powered-internet-plane-test-flight-aquila

Better Internet solutions for South America https://x.company/loon/

Facets of collaboration p Virtual teams, remote work p Digital nomads p Co-working p Working from home p Work hubs p Telemedicine p Cultures of multinational companies

Try to remember.. p One time when online collaboration was seamless and it felt like you were in the same room, and p One time when online communication/ collaboration was an awful experience. p Can you tell us your story?

Online Collaboration Opportunities Challenges p Working from anywhere p Infrastructure in the world p Time zone differences p Recruiting the best p Lack of trust collaborators p Lack of rapport p Learning from the best p Cultural differences

Conclusions p Online collaboration tools are becoming indispensable for work, travel, education, healthcare p Seamless collaboration is made possible by: ❖ reliable infrastructures ❖ a shared language ❖ shared norms