Collaborative Editing Tools
Yale University
Collaborative Learning Center
November 3, 2009

Sharepoint’s Competitors:

Sharepoint’s Competitors:
✴ Jive Software

Sharepoint’s Competitors:
✴ Jive Software
✴ SocialText

Sharepoint’s Competitors:
✴ Jive Software
✴ SocialText
✴ PBWorks (PBwiki)

Sharepoint’s Competitors:
✴ Jive Software
✴ SocialText
✴ PBWorks (PBwiki)
✴ Huddle (Groupwise)

Sharepoint’s Competitors:
✴ Jive Software
✴ SocialText
✴ PBWorks (PBwiki)
✴ Huddle (Groupwise)
✴ Backpack

Collaborative
Workspaces
vs
Collaborative
Editing Tools

Collaborative
SBS,
Project
Management
Software,
Workspaces Groupware
(Learning Curve)
(Often Difficult)
vs
Collaborative
Editing Tools

Collaborative
SBS,
Project
Management
Software,
Workspaces Groupware
(Learning Curve)
(Often Difficult)
vs
Collaborative Task Driven
Editing Tools
(Intuitive)
(Ease of Use)

Some things to consider with
Collaborative Editing Tools:

Some things to consider with
Collaborative Editing Tools:
Online/Offline

Some things to consider with
Collaborative Editing Tools:
Online/Offline
Simplicity (and learning curve)

Some things to consider with
Collaborative Editing Tools:
Online/Offline
Simplicity (and learning curve)
Type of Comments/Suggestions

Some things to consider with
Collaborative Editing Tools:
Online/Offline
Simplicity (and learning curve)
Type of Comments/Suggestions
Tracking History

Some things to consider with
Collaborative Editing Tools:
Online/Offline
Simplicity (and learning curve)
Type of Comments/Suggestions
Tracking History
Realtime

Some things to consider with
Collaborative Editing Tools:
Online/Offline
Simplicity (and learning curve)
Type of Comments/Suggestions
Tracking History
Realtime
The Purpose of Your Collaboration

Type of Comments/Edits/Suggestions

Type of Comments/Edits/Suggestions
Audio

Type of Comments/Edits/Suggestions
Audio
Video

Type of Comments/Edits/Suggestions
Audio
Video
Textual

Type of Comments/Edits/Suggestions
Audio
Video
Textual
Whiteboard

The Purpose of Your Collaboration

The Purpose of Your Collaboration
Input?

The Purpose of Your Collaboration
Input?
Editorial?

The Purpose of Your Collaboration
Input?
Editorial?
Collaborative?

The Purpose of Your Collaboration
Input? } Comments
Editorial?
Collaborative?

The Purpose of Your Collaboration
Input? } Comments
Editorial? } Control
Collaborative?

The Purpose of Your Collaboration
Input? } Comments
Editorial? } Control
Collaborative?
History, Comments, Wiki-Functionality,
& Truly Collaborative Writing

For Academics,
The purpose of collaborative editing
really falls into two basic categories:
Democratic
Benevolent Tyrant

For Democratic Collaborative Editing

For Democratic Collaborative Editing

For the Benevolent Tyrant

For the Benevolent Tyrant
(or, the Editor with final say)

http://blog.tokbox.com/2009/08/26/collaboration-moves-to-the-next-level/

My favorites:
Writeboard
Te x t f l o w
Etherpad