Teaching CSCW in developing countries through collaboration

Abstract

Teaching technical subjects in developing countries has proven to be a challenge. This is due to deficiencies in technology and knowledge resources, such as a lack of expertise in a field and a lack of up to date literature. These deficiencies have a major impact on the teaching of subjects such as HCI and CSCW, and have caused universities in developing countries to expand the scope of their teaching resources to form collaborations with other universities through distance leaning technology. This report will focus on experiences of a collaborative project between the University of the Witswatersrand (Wits) in South Africa and Staffordshire University (Staffs) in the UK. The aim of the project was to provide experiential knowledge of CSCW issues through establishing communication channels between the UK and South Africa.