This CDI is coordinated by Nicole Schadewitz. The following is an extract from the original research bid describing the main objectives:
'In an atelier model of learning, novices learn alongside more experienced peers. An open atmosphere for social networking and collaboration is created and in design this is very visual. Overseeing the activities of peers increases curiosity and is of the first incentive to stop by and ask ‘what are you doing?’ Social networking applications also support this question. In online applications such as Facebook or Twitter users frequently change their statement about what they are doing. This allows friends and peers to get a sense of co-presence and co-activity. It creates an opportunity for further interaction due to overlaps in place, time and activity. This CDI seeks to investigate how new social networking technologies can support access to peer expertise.'