New Evaluation Framework Aims To Make Remote Collaboration Tools More Inclusive

New Evaluation Framework Aims To Make Remote Collaboration Tools More Inclusive

As remote work cements itself in modern workplaces, digital collaboration platforms such as Zoom and Google Docs have become indispensable. Yet, researchers argue that these tools are still built around a flawed assumption—that all users collaborate in similar ways. A team of researchers has now introduced a new human-computer interaction (HCI) framework called RemoteCollabEval (RCE), […]

Teamwork makes the dream work?

Teamwork makes the dream work?

Numbered jerseys effectively increase overall teamwork performance during cardiac arrest. In new research from CHEST 2017, a team from Montefiore Medical Center in New York aimed to create a team-driven atmosphere in the hospital and hypothesized that the use of personalized numbered jerseys for each member of the code team would help to improve teamwork […]

Group project? Taking turns, working with friends may improve grades

Group project? Taking turns, working with friends may improve grades

It has become an almost essential element of academic life, from college lecture halls to elementary classrooms: the group assignment. Dreaded by some, loved by others, group projects typically aim to build teamwork and accountability while students learn about a topic. But depending on the assignment and the structure of the groups, a project can […]