Collaboration over the Web: Strategies and Goals.
Indiana Higher Education Telecommunication System. Reviews the goals and assumptions underlying Web-based collaborative learning, discusses how to promote interaction among students and how to design collaborative learning tasks |
Collaborative Learning and the Internet.
Dillenbourg, P & Schneider, D. For several years, scholars have attempted to measure and understand the effects of collaborative learning. This article reviews the empirical work concerning the conditions under which collaborative learning is efficient and the mechanisms that have been proposed to explain the cognitive effects of collaboration. |
Computer Supported Cooperative Learning in a Virtual University.
English, S Yazdani, M. This paper demonstrates the potential linkage among computer supported learning, cooperative learning and the emerging virtual university in a way reflecting the authors' s vision of a future scenario for adult learners. Based on observation of the cooperative learning taking place at Exeter University's Computer Science Department. |
Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) Theories.
Hsiao, JW. Defines Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) and discusses the emergences of various theories of CSCL, including Vygotsky's sociocultural theory, the Cognitive Flexibility Theory,
Constructivism Theory, Problem-based learning, Anchored Instruction and Situated Cognition. |
Electronic Collaboration: A Practical Guide for Educators.
Northeast and Islands Regional Educational Laboratory (LAB) at Brown University. Topics include: Keying into the Concept: About Electronic Collaboration; Ways to Collaborate: Activities and Environments; It's Your Turn: Designing and Implementing a Collaborative Environment; High-Tech Tool Talk: Choosing a Technology; On Your Own: Resources for Electronic Collaboration. |
Groupwork in Distance Learning (FAQs).
Felder, RM & Brent, R. Suggests ways to get students at remote sites to collaborate when attending lectures in a synchronous course, working through lessons in an asynchronous course, and doing homework in either distance mode. |
Online Collaborative Learning in Higher Education.
Central Queensland University. A Web portal devoted to world's best practice in online collaborative learning in higher education, and related topics. Includes links to online articles, books, journals, and other relevant information. |
The Virtual Professor: A Personal Case Study.
Kearsley, G. The author shares his personal transformation to a virtual professor, concluding that the experience was overwhelmingly positive in terms of the being able to teach more effectively and efficiently. However, whether this will be true for most other teachers remains to be seen. |
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