ExplaNet: A Collaborative Learning Tool and Hybrid Recommender System for Student-Authored Explanations

Jessica Masters; Tara Madhyastha; Ali Shakouri

Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 19, No. 1 (January 2008) pp. 51–74

ExplaNet is a web-based, anonymous, asynchronous explanation-sharing network. Instructors post questions to the network and students submit explanatory answers. Students then view and rank the explanations submitted by their peers before optionally...

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