CSCR:Computer Supported Collaborative Research

It is suggested that a new area of CSCR (Computer Supported Collaborative Research) is distinguished from CSCW and CSCL and that the demarcation between the three areas could do with greater clarification and prescription. Keywords: HCI, CSCW, CSCL, CSCR 1. Introduction The twin fields of Computer Supported Collaborative Work (CSCW) and Computer supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) have been the subject of intense interest in the HCI research community during the past seven years. The split between CSCW and CSCL has grown wider in response to the recognition that the learning process is more distinct from the working pattern and is more intensively understood through new theories of pedagogy and education. It has become apparent that CSCL requires all of the facets of CSCW but in addition is constraint by these pedagogical theories and as such it is argued here that CSCL is a subset of CSCW (see figure1) The process of research is also a learning process but one which is more highly refined and involves learning in a particular way using special techniques and tools. As such it is argued further that research which is supported by computer collaboration is a subset of CSCL (fig.1) Figure 1 2. Differences between CSCW and CSCL Diaper (2005) maintains that the History of HCI shows a lack of coherent development.