OpenSeminar: Web-based Collaboration Tool for Open Educational Resources

Michael Rappa; Sarah E. Smith; Alex Yacoub; Laurie Williams

1st International Conference on Collaborative Computing: Networking, Applications and Worksharing

Research Article

OpenSeminar: Web-based Collaboration Tool for Open Educational Resources

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@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1109/COLCOM.2005.1651232,
    author={Michael Rappa and Sarah E. Smith and Alex Yacoub and Laurie Williams},
    title={OpenSeminar: Web-based Collaboration Tool for Open Educational Resources},
    proceedings={1st International Conference on Collaborative Computing: Networking, Applications and Worksharing},
    publisher={IEEE},
    proceedings_a={COLLABORATECOM},
    year={2006},
    month={7},
    keywords={Collaborative tools},
    doi={10.1109/COLCOM.2005.1651232}
}

Michael Rappa
Sarah E. Smith
Alex Yacoub
Laurie Williams
Year: 2006
OpenSeminar: Web-based Collaboration Tool for Open Educational Resources
COLLABORATECOM
IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/COLCOM.2005.1651232

Michael Rappa¹^,*, Sarah E. Smith¹^,*, Alex Yacoub¹^,*, Laurie Williams¹^,*

1: North Carolina State University

*Contact email: michael_rappa@ncsu.edu, sarah_smith@ncsu.edu, aryacoub@ncsu.edu, lawilli3@ncsu.edu

Abstract

Today, it is common for university instructors to compile links to online resources for the courses they teach, either as a supplement to a textbook, reading packet or, in some cases, as a replacement. Finding resources and keeping them up to date is time consuming. Instructors who teach similar subjects at different universities might benefit from working together to compile and share online resources for their courses. This paper describes a tool for sharing instructional materials called OpenSeminar. The purpose of OpenSeminar is to facilitate the structured compilation of open, online resources among a group of collaborators who share a common area of interest. Using OpenSeminar, the selection of resources can be customized and deployed to meet the specific needs of each professor. OpenSeminar adopts an editorial peer review framework to ensure content quality control. An illustration of OpenSeminar in the field of software engineering is provided.

Keywords: Collaborative tools

Published: 2006-07-24
Publisher: IEEE
Modified: 2011-11-06

: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/COLCOM.2005.1651232