The Inquiry Page: A K-12 Collaboratory Using Socially Intelligent Agents

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Socially Intelligent Agents (SIAs) can enhance the ability of the Inquiry Page collaboratory mediators. The central challenge in creating a successful collaboratory is to build and maintain a critical mass of users. To accomplish this, mediators can use strategies and activities that involve, among other things, continuing email dialogs. Many of the activities can be automated as the collaboratory grows.