NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 6 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Remesal, Ana; Colomina, Rosa – Computers & Education, 2013
We approach the construct of social presence (SP) from a socio-cultural perspective, taking it as an essential component of computer supported collaborative learning (CSCL) process. We present a qualitative case study in which sixteen student-teachers carried out a computer supported collaborative writing activity in small groups during six weeks.…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Computer Mediated Communication, Group Dynamics, Collaborative Writing
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Wichmann, Astrid; Rummel, Nikol – Computers & Education, 2013
Wiki-based writing possesses a great deal of educational potential, yet students face difficulties while writing a shared document. Revising a shared document, in particular, seems to be a demanding activity for students. This study investigated whether collaboration scripts can help to improve students' revision activities and overall text…
Descriptors: Collaborative Writing, Scripts, Web 2.0 Technologies, Educational Technology
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Liu, Chen-Chung; Liu, Kuo-Ping; Chen, Wei-Hong; Lin, Chiu-Pin; Chen, Gwo-Dong – Computers & Education, 2011
Collaborative storytelling activities in social media environments are generally developed in a linear way in which all participants collaborate on a shared story as it is passed from one to another in a relay form. Difficulties with this linear approach arise when collecting the contributions of participants in to a coherent story. This study…
Descriptors: Story Telling, Student Attitudes, Peer Relationship, Collaborative Writing
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Barry, Shane – Computers & Education, 2012
The purpose of this research was to firstly develop a protocol for video recording student group oral presentations, for later viewing and self-assessment by student group members. Secondly, evaluations of students' experiences of this process were undertaken to determine if this self-assessment method was a positive experience for them in gaining…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Feedback (Response), Focus Groups, Content Analysis
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Biasutti, Michele; EL-Deghaidy, Heba – Computers & Education, 2012
The current study reports on the use of Wiki as an online didactic tool to develop knowledge management (KM) processes in higher education. This study integrates social constructivist principles to learning where learners are pro-active and collaborative through higher order cognitive processes. The study was administered in two countries, namely…
Descriptors: Knowledge Management, Constructivism (Learning), Questionnaires, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Onrubia, Javier; Engel, Anna – Computers & Education, 2009
Within the framework of research that describes the processes of collaborative knowledge construction in computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) environments, the present work has three objectives: (i) the identification of the strategies of six small groups of university students for the elaboration of written products in a CSCL…
Descriptors: Writing Strategies, Collaborative Writing, Cooperative Learning, Learning Processes