Collaborative knowledge building with shared video representations

Barthel, Ralph; Ainsworth, Shaaron and Sharples, Mike (2013). Collaborative knowledge building with shared video representations. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 71(1) pp. 59–75.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhcs.2012.02.006

Abstract

Online video has become established as a fundamental part of the fabric of the web; widely used by people for information sharing, learning and entertainment. We report results from a design study that explored how people interact to create shared multi-path video representations in a social video environment. The participants created multiple versions of a video by providing alternative and interchangeable scenes that formed different paths through the video content. This multi-path video approach was designed to circumvent limitations of traditionally linear video for use as a shared representation in collaborative knowledge building activities. The article describes how people created video resources in collaborative activities in two different settings. We discuss different modes of working that were observed and outline the specific challenges of using the video medium as shared representation. Finally we demonstrate how an analysis of collaborative dimensions of the shared multi-path video representation can be applied to discuss the design space and to raise the discourse about the usefulness of these representations in knowledge building environments.

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