CSCL - A brief overview & interesting links for further study

Brief Introduction; - The scope of this CSCL project

"Abstract" - Overall Theme;

This on-line document is the result of a collaborative effort between three graduate students in Pedagogical Information Science at the University of Bergen, Norway. The document aims at providing an overview of CSCL (Computer Supported Collaborative Learning), which by many is regarded as an emerging paradigm of educational IT use (computers in education).

We provide short summaries of the theoretical background of CSCL as a reasearch paradigm utilizing a number of curriculum articles (see link below for class literature). We also provide links to a few interesting CSCL-projects on the Internet. We have chosen two CSCL-projects for evaluation, and we have concentrated on looking at their differences and how their functionality relate to the theoretical issues discussed in the CSCL class literature. A separate section discusses whether we as a group managed to develop "genuine interdependence" as described by Salomon (1995). In addition, we have included links to other sites dealing with educational technology in general. We feel this is necessary because CSCL builds on several of the previous approaches within the field of educational technology.

More specific information;

• The course; IVP 482 (at UIB, Norway)
• The CSCL Assignment-text for this project
• The CSCL Class Literature
• The site structure & philosophy

Last updated; 09.07.98.
A Collaborative Term Paper Project in Pedagogical Information Science; Graduate level.
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