Monitoring Collaborative Activities in Computer Supported Collaborative Learning
ARTICLE
Donatella Persico, Francesca Pozzi, Luigi Sarti
Distance Education Volume 31, Number 1, ISSN 0158-7919
Abstract
Monitoring the learning process in computer supported collaborative learning (CSCL) environments is a key element for supporting the efficacy of tutor actions. This article proposes an approach for analysing learning processes in a CSCL environment to support tutors in their monitoring tasks. The approach entails tracking the interactions within the communication platform to identify cues of the participative, social, cognitive, and teaching dimensions of the learning process. Both quantitative and qualitative indicators are employed to achieve a complete and thorough picture of the learning dynamics. A set of methodological and technological tools based on this approach has been tried out in the context of the online component of a blended course in educational technology addressing trainee teachers. The results of the study support the applicability of the proposed approach to content domains where discussion and reflective practice are the most effective learning strategy. (Contains 6 tables and 4 figures.)
Citation
Persico, D., Pozzi, F. & Sarti, L. (2010). Monitoring Collaborative Activities in Computer Supported Collaborative Learning. Distance Education, 31(1), 5-22. Retrieved August 12, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/108793/.
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Keywords
- automation
- blended learning
- Computer Assisted Instruction
- computer mediated communication
- Computer Software
- content analysis
- Cues
- Data Collection
- databases
- Discourse Analysis
- Discussion (Teaching Technique)
- distance education
- Education Courses
- educational technology
- electronic learning
- EVALUATION METHODS
- Faculty Workload
- Foreign Countries
- Instructional Effectiveness
- Learning Activities
- Learning Processes
- learning strategies
- models
- online courses
- preservice teacher education
- Program Development
- Program Effectiveness
- Reflective Teaching
- Research Tools
- Social Environment
- student evaluation
- student participation
- Teacher Educators
- Teaching Styles
- Web Based Instruction
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