A special section on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning

Christine Steeples; Terry Mayes

Computers & Education Vol. 30, No. 3 (1998) pp. 219–221

The theme in this special section is computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL). The papers mark the development of computer-supported cooperative work and give a diversity of perspectives in the field, representing a range of interests and...

Language: English

Can New Technology Remove Barriers to Work-Based Learning?

Fiona Reeve; Jim Gallacher; Terry Mayes

Open Learning Vol. 13, No. 3 (1998) pp. 18–26

Examines implications of new Web-based technologies for the practice of work-based learning. Highlights include the nature of work-based learning, new technology, a model for a World Wide Web-based learning resource, providing links to learning...

Vicarious Learning from Dialogue and Discourse

Richard Cox; Jean McKendree; Richard Tobin; John Lee; Terry Mayes

Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences Vol. 27, No. 6 (1999) pp. 431–58

Examines learning in the domain of sentence parsing and syntax tree-diagram construction to assess whether subjects could learn "vicariously" from recordings of interactions between a previous student and a tutor. Findings indicate that reusable...