Analyzing and supporting cooperation management in online learning communities

澳大利亚的公司、大学和其他组织正在与其他国家竞争？知识市场?考虑到澳大利亚与许多竞争对手相比的人口规模，保持在知识生产和创新前沿的地位已成为经济上的必要条件。作为知识和社会资本的生产者和传播者，实践社区和其他形式的协作团队正变得越来越重要。我们的研究将帮助这些知识生产实体充分利用现代传播媒介，采用“智能？技术。研究成果将有助于以指导方针和软件工具的形式设计和支持知识建设社区。

Australian companies, universities and other organizations are competing with other nations in the ?knowledge market?, and given the size of Australia's population compared to many of its competitors, keeping a position at the forefront of knowledge production and innovation has become an economic necessity. Communities of practice and other forms of collaborative teams are becoming important as producers and disseminators of knowledge and social capital. Our research will help such knowledge producing entities to make optimal use of modern communication media, employing elements of 'smart? technologies. Research outcomes will contribute to the design and support of knowledge building communities in form of guidelines and software tools.