Psychology Department Publications

Performance in Non-Face-to-Face Collaborative Information Environments

Brooke Schaab, U.S. Army Research Institute
J. Douglas Dressel, U.S. Army Research Institute
Mark A. Sabol, U.S. Army Research Institute
Andrea L. Lassiter, Minnesota State University - MankatoFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-2007

Abstract

Using technology to obtain and process information requires training not only in human-computer interaction but also in human-human-computer (collaborative) interaction. Warfighters must not only develop their own situational awareness (SA), they must understand each others’ SA (Pew, 1995). This common ground is what each collaboration participant assumes about the others to ensure effective interactions (Ross, 2003; Wellons, 1993). Communication is key. Collaborators must coordinate and share information. Collaboration influences military operations at all levels. Technical interoperability is not enough to produce the synchronization required.

Department

Psychology

Publication Title

U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Report

Recommended Citation

Schaab, B.B., Dressel, J.D., Sabol, M.A., Rittman (Lassiter), A.L. (2007). Performance in Non-Face-to-Face Collaborative Information Environments. U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavior and Social Sciences, Research Report 1865.