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A course in collaborative computing: collaborative learning and research with a global perspective

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SIGCSE '08: Proceedings of the 39th SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education

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https://doi.org/10.1145/1352135.1352159

Published: 12 March 2008 Publication History

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Recent calls for a new discipline of 'web science' have proposed extending computer science to incorporate the social dimensions of computing. In this paper we outline a Masters course in Collaborative Computing, which employs a combination of collaborative pedagogy, collaborative technologies, and a corpus of research data from Global Virtual Teams to blend the technology and the social dimensions within a research linked course context. We review the effectiveness of this model of learning and the conduct of the course over the five years since its inception.

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A course in collaborative computing: collaborative learning and research with a global perspective
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    1. Computing education
      1. Computing education programs
        Computer science education
        Information science education

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