User:Calum

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Calum

Calum is a student in Edinburgh, Scotland. He studies Human Computer Systems (AKA Human-Computer Interaction, AKA Human-factors Engineering), and his Honours project involves using a wiki as a tool for learning (collaborative writing).

He uses CS, and loves it.

Hence the whole "being here" and "contributing" to this...

If anyone has any comments to make - especially if it is about the use of wikis as a tool for collaborative writing - please leave them on the Talk page!

TODO

  • Perform a PACT analysis on CouchSurfing - how people use the technology assessing the activities they perform and contexts in which they use it.
    • This informs priorities for UI improvements
    • This also informs developers of urgent areas to improve
  • HCI guidelines on the wiki?
  • Play with MediaWiki:Monobook.css
  • Think of a better way (maps?) to link the CouchSurfing Guide together

Motivation

From my profile.. Tim Berners-Lee, creator of "the World Wide Web", states that "[The Web] can help us work together more effectively, remove misunderstanding, and bring about peace and harmony on a global scale." I like to think that hospitality exchange websites are the best example of the web being used for its original intended purpose.

From my dissertation.. With the rise of the web as a serious tool for communication, there has been a demand for web applications with a greater degree of interactivity. These tools, known colloquially as “web 2.0” applications, have added value and ease-of-use to many existing services – but still fall short of the original “vision” for the Web (Berners-Lee, Cailliau, Luotonen, Nielsen,

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