DESIGN OF A SYNCHRONOUS COLLABORATIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

Simon Schwantzer, Dirk Henrici, Paul Mueller

2009

Abstract

In complex fields of knowledge, working in unmoderated small groups is a common approach for creating knowledge out of given information. Taking a look at the portfolio of learning environments, only a few systems provide the necessary functionality for synchronous collaboration. In most of them, synchronicity is reduced to communication. The aim of this work is the design of a synchronous collaboration environment which fulfills the requirements to enable members of a small group working together efficiently via computer networks. Based on the three elements communication, cooperation and coordination, a concept for an appropriate groupware is created and a flexible model defined. A sample environment called "SLE" is developed to demonstrate the applicability.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Schwantzer S., Henrici D. and Mueller P. (2009). DESIGN OF A SYNCHRONOUS COLLABORATIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT . In Proceedings of the First International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU, ISBN 978-989-8111-82-1, pages 423-426. DOI: 10.5220/0001972804230426

in Bibtex Style

@conference{csedu09,
author={Simon Schwantzer and Dirk Henrici and Paul Mueller},
title={DESIGN OF A SYNCHRONOUS COLLABORATIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT},
booktitle={Proceedings of the First International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU,},
year={2009},
pages={423-426},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0001972804230426},
isbn={978-989-8111-82-1},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the First International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU,
TI - DESIGN OF A SYNCHRONOUS COLLABORATIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
SN - 978-989-8111-82-1
AU - Schwantzer S.
AU - Henrici D.
AU - Mueller P.
PY - 2009
SP - 423
EP - 426
DO - 10.5220/0001972804230426