The document discusses social interaction and group dynamics in collaborative learning. It begins by defining collaborative learning and noting that it involves joint tasks where group members work together to build shared understanding through social interaction. It then examines the educational and social psychological dimensions of collaborative learning. Some key points made include:
- Social interaction is crucial for collaborative learning and involves things like negotiations, presenting new knowledge, and joint decision making.
- Both asynchronous and synchronous interactions in online collaborative learning have benefits and disadvantages when it comes to aspects like feedback, reflection time, and control of discussions.
- Group dynamics in collaborative learning involve factors like group formation processes, roles and statuses of individuals, and challenges like social loafing. Maintaining positive group processes is