Multi-User and Multi-Device Collaboration

A computer-readable storage device containing computer-executable instructions which when executed by a computer perform a method for providing a collaborative work session, comprising:

• associating a plurality of work session participants with a collaborative work session;
• displaying information for identifying each of the plurality of work session participants;
• displaying presence status information for each of the plurality of work session participants;
• tracking participation by each of the plurality of work session participants during the work session;
• reporting information for each of the plurality of work session participants on the computer-generated display for review by each other of the plurality of work session participants;
• and
• receiving one or more content items from one or more of the one or more work session participants, and displaying the received one or more content items on the computer-generated display.

A system for providing a collaborative work session, comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory including computer-executable instructions which when executed by the processor provide:
• a collaborative work session application operative to:
• associate a plurality of work session participants with a collaborative work session;
• display on a computer-generated display information for identifying each of the plurality of work session participants;
• determine which of any of the plurality of work session participants is speaking at any given time during the work session;
• display on the computer-generated display an indication of which of any of the plurality of work session participants is speaking at any given time during the work session;
• display one or more content items received from one or more of the plurality of work session participants on the computer-generated display, the one or more content items including one or more of messages or one or more types of data;
• and
• displaying a navigation pane on a computer-generated display to allow one or more of the plurality of work session participants to navigate through the one or more content items on the computer-generated display.