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CHI
2010
ACM
16 years 1 months ago
What do you know?: experts, novices and territoriality in collaborative systems
When experts participate in collaborative systems, tension may arise between them and novice contributors. In particular, when experts perceive novices as a bother or a threat, th...
Jennifer Thom-Santelli, Dan Cosley, Geri Gay
CHI
2010
ACM
16 years 1 months ago
Homeless young people's experiences with information systems: life and work in a community technology center
This paper explores how homeless young people, aged 1325, make use of information systems in daily life. Observed in a community technology center, four different examples of uses...
Jill Palzkill Woelfer, David G. Hendry
CHI
2010
ACM
16 years 1 months ago
Asl-stem forum: enabling sign language to grow through online collaboration
American Sign Language (ASL) currently lacks agreed-upon signs for complex terms in scientific fields, causing deaf students to miss or misunderstand course material. Furthermor...
Anna Cavender, Daniel S. Otero, Jeffrey P. Bigham,...
CHI
2010
ACM
16 years 1 months ago
Contravision: exploring users' reactions to futuristic technology
How can we best explore the range of users' reactions when developing future technologies that maybe controversial, such as personal healthcare systems? Our approach – Cont...
Clara Mancini, Yvonne Rogers, Arosha K. Bandara, T...
CHI
2010
ACM
16 years 1 months ago
After access: challenges facing mobile-only internet users in the developing world
This study reports results of an ethnographic action research study, exploring mobile-centric internet use. Over the course of 13 weeks, eight women, each a member of a livelihood...
Shikoh Gitau, Gary Marsden, Jonathan Donner