Genearal social issues

1.  What is the purpose of the CVE ?
The purpose of a Collaborative Vitural Environment (CVE) is two fold: it facilitates information and viewpoint sharing (expert/student relationship) while it simultaneously promotes individuals exploration and personal insight (peer/peer relationship).


2.  What kinds of conversation mechanisms are supported ?

The various conversation mechanisms such as email, a board meeting, videoconferencing, videophones, computer conferencing, chatrooms and messaging are well-known examples that have been developed to support different kinds of communications, from informal to formal and from one-to-one to many-to-many conversations. 


3.  What kinds of coordination mechanism are provided ?


- verbal and non-vebal communication.  
- Schedule, rules, and conventions.
- Shared external representations.


4.  What kinds of social protocols and conventions are used ?



5.  What kinds of awareness information is provided ?


6.  Does the mode of communication and interaction seem natural or awkward ?