The Center for Research on Collaboratories and Technology Enhanced Learning Communities (COTELCO) is a joint research center of Syracuse University and American University. The center carries out research on socio-technical infrastructure, and geographically distributed teams. The research projects main focus on collaboration attempts between developing and develop countries.

Research Themes and Project

• Global Governance, Transnational Networks and Epistemic Communities

1. Pawns to Partners Qualitative
2. Pawns to Partners Quantitative
3. Trans National Emerging Nations Dialogue (TRANSEND)
4. CyberInfrastructure Facilitators
5. Internet Governance

• Cyberinfrastructure, Virtual Organizations, and Collaboratories

1. Virtual Organizations as Sociotechnical Systems (VOSS)
2. Burton Blatt Institute Collaboratories
3. ASEAN Collaboratory Institute on Disability and Development

• Geographically Distributed Collaborative Learning

1. WiGiT
2. TANGO - Transnational NGO Initiative
3. Going Global Locally
4. Master EndNote Library and Refworks Distributed Database

Associated faculty

• Dr. Derrick L. Cogburn, American University & Syracuse University, Center Director

• Dr. Carsten Oesterlund, Syracuse University

• Dr. Jian Qin, Syracuse University

• Dr. Kevin Crowston, Syracuse University

• Dr. Norhayati Zakaria, University of Wollongong in Dubai

• Dr. Robert Heckman, Syracuse University

• Dr. Ruth Small, Syracuse University

• Prof. William N. Myhill, BBI, Syracuse University

• Dr. Daniel Esser, American University

• Dr. Jeff Stanton, Syracuse University

• Dr. Jennifer T. Ellis, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

• Dr. Joon Park, Syracuse University

• Dr. Meera Adya, BBI, Syracuse University

• Dr. Nanette Levinson, American University

• Dr. Rachel Sullivan Robinson, American University

• Dr. Tina Kempin Reuter, Christopher Newport University

• Mr. James Schmeling, BBI, Syracuse University

External links

• COTELCO Webpage
• American University Webpage
• Syracuse University Webpage