Document Type
Article
Source Publication Title
Designing Interactive Systems Conference
DOI
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3643834.3660727
Abstract
Communities of practice (CoPs) play a crucial role in cross-pollination and learning within various skill-based and craft domains. These communities often share common materials, concepts, and techniques across related practices. However, due to their insular nature, exchanging knowledge between CoPs has been challenging, leading to fragmented knowledge marked by difering vocabularies and contexts. To address this issue, we introduce Anther, a system designed to highlight shared concepts and semantic overlap between distinct CoPs. Anther projects concepts onto a 2-dimensional space, providing users with comprehensive, contextual, and conceptual views. We conducted a user study, demonstrating Anther’s efectiveness in aggregating and disseminating community-based knowledge, bridging gaps between CoPs, and supporting the cross-pollination of knowledge between CoPs. Further, we present interaction vignettes that illustrate how Anther can ease entry into new domains and aide in discovering new creative techniques. This work can beneft maker communities by fostering collaborative knowledge-building across diverse domains.
Publication Date
7-1-2024
Language
English
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Emerson, Adam G.; Endow, Shreyosi; and Torres, Cesar, "Anther: Cross-Pollinating Communities of Practice via Video Tutorials" (2024). Association of Computing Machinery Open Access Agreement Publications-Archive. 97.
https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/utalibraries_acmoapubs/97