CHI 2007 Advance Program: Session Details

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Collaboration At Work (Papers)

Wednesday
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

 

Koala: Capture, Share, Automate, Personalize Business Processes on the Web

Greg Little
Tessa Lau
James Lin
Eser Kandogan
Eben Haber
Allen Cypher

Koala presents a new paradigm in end-user programming: programming by demonstration where recorded actions are human readable and editable; data stores to automatically personalize procedures; and a wiki for procedures.

 

Understanding Memory Triggers for Task Tracking

A.J. Brush
Brian Meyers
Desney Tan
Mary Czerwinski

Describes an observational field study of status report writing. Presents implications for the design of computer assisted time tracking systems that support personal introspection and status report writing.

 

Exploring Patterns of Social Commonality Among File Directories at Work

John C. Tang
Fei Wu
Clemens Drews
Mark Smith
Tessa Lau
Alison Sue

Examining how users within work organizations store files yields patterns of social practice that can be applied in applications for file backup and restore and social networking.

 

A Study of Out-of-turn Interaction in Menu-based, IVR, Voicemail Systems

Saverio Perugini
Taylor Anderson
William Moroney

Presents a study of an interaction technique for IVRs which explores a new dimension of the design space. Results indicate that this technique saves the user time and improves usability.