This document presents a literature review on online collaborative learning. It discusses methods, findings, and patterns of interaction in online collaborative environments. It also examines how a sense of community and skills for collaboration can be developed online as well as support tools that facilitate online collaborative learning. The conclusion reflects on implications and limitations of online collaborative learning based on the literature reviewed.

1. Online
Collaborative
Learning
A presentation by Roxanne Gibbons,
in partial fulfillment for course Education 6610:
Research in Computers in the Curriculum

3. Methods

6. Findings

8. Interaction Patterns

10. Sense of Community

12. Acquisition of Skills
for Collaborative Learning

14. Support Tools
for Online Collaborative Learning

16. Discussion

19. Conclusion

23. Implications

25. Limitations

27. References

28. Bibliography
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