Investigating the Different Characteristics of Group Mirrors

ABSTRACT

Group mirrors are systems that provide feedback to a group about specific aspects of their collaboration. One example is displaying quantitative information such as speaking times to the group members to regulate participation. In this note, I discuss possibilities of providing feedback about qualitative aspects of collaboration, for example the quality of arguments. I want to broaden existing research on group mirrors by evaluating group mirrors with regard to their social implications such as social acceptance of group mirrors.

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Index Terms

• Information systems