P2P network is generally considered to be a threat to rights management in E-learning area. In this paper, we describe a solution by presenting a license management scheme that considers integrating a rights management into E-learning platform in P2P network. Resource owners can specify restrictions on who can use their resources and which part of resources under what specific constraints. Each...

This study sought to evaluate the effectiveness of a peer feedback strategy in asynchronous online discussions. Specifically, this exploratory study examined the impact of peer feedback in online discussions on students' perceived and actual critical thinking skills in terms of receiving and providing peer feedback Participant interviews and pre and post surveys targeting critical thinking skil...

This multi-methodological study applied functional magnetic resonance imaging to investigate neural activation in a group of adolescent students (N = 88) during a probabilistic reinforcement learning task. We related patterns of emerging brain activity and individual learning rates to socio-motivational (in-)dependence manifested in four different motivation types (MTs): (1) peer-dependent MT, ...

Teaching and learning are highly social activities. Seminal psychologists such as Vygotsky, Piaget, and Bandura have theorized that social interaction is a key mechanism in the process of learning and development. In particular, the benefits of peer interaction for learning and motivation in classrooms have been broadly demonstrated through empirical studies. Hence, it would be valuable if comp...

Peer observation of teaching is seen as a supportive and developmental process for improving the quality of teaching in universities. Evidence is emerging that the process of observing is just as if not more valuable than being observed and given feedback. In this study lecturers completing a Foundations program in university learning and teaching were interviewed about their experience of part...

If we already know how to tie our shoelaces, it should not be necessary to learn again. When somebody shows you how to tie them, if you already know how, you may not regard the person as a source of knowledge. Do preschoolers understand the role of learner’s knowledge states in learning the same way? The current study, with seventy-two 3to 5-year-olds, tested preschoolers’ understanding of lear...

CoWeb is a collaborative learning environment used in many classes at Georgia Institute of Technology; it is an extremely simple domain-independent collaboration tool. Our aim is to show that such a simple system can sustain useful peer-to-peer and instructor-to-student interaction that fosters better performance and learning, without incurring a high cost. In this paper, we present evidence of...

Today’s youth thrive in informal participatory communities where they not only consume but also act as contributors or producers. In a participatory culture of learning, students’ active contributions to their learning are stressed and peer assessment is considered as an important component. In this paper we investigate which user experiences should be supported in a playful peer feedback tool ...