A Methodology and Formalism for Eclectic Analysis of Collaborative Interaction

The interactional structure of learning practices is a central focus of study for CSCL. Different approaches produce complementary insights, but rely on incompatible notations for their results, creating challenges in comparing and contrasting different analyses. Building on recent analytic work within our laboratory, we propose an analysis methodology consisting of a unifying theoretical foundation and abstract representation, the “uptake graph,” that is suitable for use by multiple analytical traditions.