15079p

15079p

Refereed Paper with Presentation (20 minutes)

Michael-Brian Ogawa, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USA, ogawam@hawaii.edu Martha Crosby, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USA, crosby@hawaii.edu
 * Interactions and Innovation in Educational On-line Communities **

Participating in on-line social networks gives people the opportunity to collaborate with others regardless of geographic locale. However, social networks were initially developed with entertainment in mind, as opposed to collaboration and productivity. The research team developed a social network with collaboration and productivity in mind. After the social network (3Helix.org) was created, the researchers studied the groups, value, gender, trust, and innovations developed in the on-line community.

Novice, Intermediate collaboration on-line communities innovation