Work in progress: Annals of research on engineering education

The annals of research on engineering education website, containing research summaries and reflective essays written by authors of rigorous engineering education research articles, exists to build a collaborative community of engineering education researchers. This paper presents a preliminary examination of the challenges faced by the website in developing collaboration among researchers. Both quantitative and qualitative information are presented. A survey of site users is currently underway and will also provide information about the development of and issues facing the website. In addition, the developers and maintainers of the site have offered their views on its development. The resulting analysis will be used to improve the site as well as inform other education researchers of potential challenges in building collaborative communities.