Presentation of my paper at CSEDU 2015 (Lisbon, Portugal)

1. What does «collaboration» mean?: The
context of CSCL
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2. • Active learning and construction of knowledge
• Cooperation and teamwork in learning
• Learning via problem solving
Alavi (1994)
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Three premises of effective learning

3. • Interactions among peers is the key aspect (Kreijns et al. 2003;
Dillenbourg et al. 2009)
• Explanation, negotiation/argumentation, mutual
regulation (Dillenbourg et al. 2009)
• Shared understanding
• Transactivity (Weinberger 2011)
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Collaborative learning: What is the essense?

4. • A “need for more research into the effective uses of
technology in learning” (Leidner & Fuller 1997)
• Not providing instruction, but promoting effective
collaborative interactions (Stahl et al. 2006; Stahl 2006; Dillenbourg
et al. 2009)
• Not taking for granted that interactions will occur
automatically (Kreijns et al. 2003)
• Sociable environment (Kreijns et al. 2003)
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Introducing technology in the context of
collaborative learning: How and why?

5. • Co-discovery method
• Team-based learning
• Case-based learning
• Problem-based learning
• Project-based learning
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Definitions and terms
Examples

6. • Computer-mediated collaborative learning
• Collaborative telelearning
• Technology-mediated learning
• Collaborative e-learning
• Online collaborative learning
• Online cooperative learning
• Distributed teams
• Virtual teams
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Definitions and terms
Examples

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When collaborative turns out to be not
collaborative...

8. • CSCL – distinct form of educational practice
• Conceptualization of the term
• Use of more generic terms (e.g., ”technology-mediated
learning”)
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Concluding remarks

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Thank you so much!
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10. • Alavi, M. (1994). Computer-mediated collaborative learning: An empirical evaluation. MIS Quarterly,
18(2), 159–174.
• Dillenbourg, P., Järvelä, S., & Fischer, F. (2009). The evolution of research on computer-supported
collaborative learning: From design to orchestration. In N. Balacheff, S. Ludvigsen, T. de Jong, A.
Lazonder & S. Barnes (Eds.), Technology-enhanced learning. Principles and products (pp. 3–19).
Dordrecht: Springer.
• Kreijns, K., Kirschner, P. A., & Jochems, W. (2003). Identifying the pitfalls for social interaction in
computer-supported collaborative learning environments: A review of the research. Computers in
Human Behavior, 19, 335–353.
• Leidner, D. E. & Fuller, M. (1997). Improving student learning of conceptual information: GSS
supported collaborative learning vs. individual constructive learning. Decision Support Systems, 20,
149–163.
• Stahl, G. (2006). Group cognition: Computer support for building collaborative knowledge. Cambridge:
MIT Press.
• Stahl, G., Koschmann, T., & Suthers, D. (2006). Computer-supported collaborative learning: An
historical perspective. In Sawyer, R. K. (Ed.), Cambridge handbook of the learning sciences (pp. 409–
426). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
• Weinberger, A. (2011). Principles of transactive computer-supported collaboration scripts. Nordic
Journal of Digital Literacy, 6(3), 189–202.
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