User:Rhoyle

Roberto Hoyle

Roberto Hoyle is an Assistant Professor in Computer Science at Oberlin College, in Oberlin OH. Oberlin is a small, liberal arts college 40 minutes outside of Cleveland. It has around 2700 students, and around 80-100 of them are Computer Science majors.

Roberto researches Privacy and Security, focusing on how people communicate on online social networks. He received his doctorate from Indiana University, Bloomington in 2016.

Notes from IRC Assignment:

• How do people interact?

The communication style seems to be informal, though focused on a single subject at a time. Everyone seems to jump in when they have something to say, but the meeting chair takes notes with the update and action commands.

• Are there any terms that seem to have special meaning?

Actions, Updates, and Next Steps have meanings that are picked up by meetbot

• What advantages might IRC have over other real-time communication methods (like Google Chat or Facebook Messenger?) Are there potential disadvantages?

The bot is extremely useful for keeping track of minutes and action items.

• Bonus question: Why didn't Heidi and Darci's actions get picked up by the meetbot?

They weren't triggered by the chair?