Domosim-TPC is a collaborative system, based on the desktop metaphor. It t is used to support the learning of Domotics. This is based on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) and Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW) paradigms. We aim to adapt this tool to the characteristics of mobile devices. To achieve our goal, we analyze the tasks which are susceptible of improvement throug...

Past research in individual learning settings has shown that student dispositions such as self-efficacy are predictive of learning and other beneficial outcomes, but the relationship is less clear in a collaborative learning environment. This paper explores authoritativeness of stance within a conversation as a social factor influencing learning and related to self-efficacy in a computer-suppor...

The overall objectives of the research work in the iCollaborate MSE (Materials Science and Engineering) project are to measure if improvements in student learning outcomes, student engagement, and successful course completion are possible if the structure in basic materials engineering courses is transformed from primarily deductive practice to an Information Communication Technology (ICT) enab...

Learning communities and organizations are being recognized both as a mechanism for bringing learning about and as an explanation of what learning takes place. Systems that support learning in context and collaborative learning are increasingly being used to support performance and learning for school reform and business productivity. Similarly, many of the performance and learning outcomes tha...

The modeling of the process is a key point for the successful use of collaborative project-based learning environments. We built a cooperation model expressed as patterns in order to point out these ideas. In this paper, we describe the scenario chosen to evaluate the model: collaborative writing projects and EdiTex, a groupware tool to support them. We tested our ideas by using EdiTex in two c...

This paper introduces collaborative reflection for the purpose of team learning at the workplace and describes requirements for its support by IT tools. In particular, we identify three processes to be supported and discuss solutions necessary for collaborative knowledge construction and meaning making based on captured teamwork data. This includes support for articulation work, transfer of est...

This paper focuses on learners' knowledge construction in computer supported collaborative learning. It investigates how far individual knowledge (prior knowledge), collaborative knowledge (the quality of collaborative knowledge construction), and instructional support may contribute to the outcomes of learners' knowledge construction. It analyzes predictors for learners' learning outcomes with...

Within the fields of computer supported cooperative work (CSCW) and computer supported collaborative learning (CSCL), collaborative applications are the enabling technologies making it possible for people who are geographically distributed and connected through a network to collaborate. Whether the applications being utilized are seen as successful highly depends on how they are designed and im...

Automatic analysis of interaction and support for group learningthrough a distance collaborative learning system is at the forefront of educa-tional technology. Research shows that collaborative learning provides an envi-ronment to enrich the learning process by introducing interactive partners intoan educational system. Many collaborative learning environments have beenprop...

Automated as well as remotely controlled robots have high potential to expand our research and practice in collaborative learning environments. The area of computer supported collaborative learning (CSCL) is one in which advanced technologies have been used effectively to automatically monitor and dynamically structure group discussions for learning. Traditional desktop environments for collabo...