Visualization of participation: Does it contribute to successful computer-supported collaborative learning?

Visualization of participation: Does it contribute to successful computer-supported collaborative learning?

This study investigated the effects of visualization of participation during computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL). It is hypothesized that visualization of participation could contribute to successful CSCL. A CSCL-environment was augmented with the Participation Tool (PT). The PT visualizes how much each group member contributes to his or her group’s online communication. Using a po...

CSCV - Computer Supported Collaborative Visualization

Collaboration is important in visualization: major scientific discoveries are typically the work of large research teams, not the solitary scientist. These teams need visualization tools that allow the different members, perhaps at different sites, to investigate collectively the results of a simulation or experiment. Yet current visualization systems are modelled on the solo worker: any collab...

Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning

omputer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) is an area of the learning sciences. It is concerned with studying how people can learn together with the help of computers. As we will see in this chapter, such a simple statement conceals considerable complexity. The interplay of learning with technology turns out to be quite intricate. The inclusion of collaboration, computer mediation and dist...

Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning

This article provides a summary of research and developments in the field of computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL). We argue that the contribution of CSCL to vocational training comprises a set of ideas that actually prove relevant beyond CSCL to encompass the whole field of training technologies. Collaborative learning, with or without computers, is not a recipe that automatically l...

Computer-supported Collaborative Learning: an Approach to Powerful Learning Environments