Introduction to computer supported collaborative learning

Collaborative learning is an instructional situation in which students interact while accomplishing an academic task. Collaborative learning as a theory on the whole is not a new idea (Gaillet, 1994), but the concept of computer supported collaborative ...

Research has already outlined the enormous potential of Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) to facilitate effective learning processes in higher education. There is still need, though, to build up a validated model able to ...

• Analysis of the key elements in Computer Supported Collaborative Learning.
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Computer Supported Collaborative Learning CSCL is a research field which emerged during the past 20 years. The research addressed questions in CSCL including-among others-how groups and individuals learn through peer interaction using specific tools, ...