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Computer-supported collaborative learning: An historical perspective

January 1, 2006 | Media and Technology, Public Programs, Informal/Formal Connections
Computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) is an emerging branch of the learning sciences concerned with studying how people can learn together with the help of computers. As we will see in this essay, such a simple statement conceals considerable complexity. The interplay of learning with technology turns out to be quite intricate. The inclusion of collaboration, computer mediation, and distance education has problematized the very notion of learning and called into question prevailing assumptions about how to study it.

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  • Gerry Stahl
    Author
    Drexel University
  • Timothy Koschmann
    Author
    Southern Illinois University
  • Dan Suthers
    Author
    University of Hawaii
  • Citation

    ISBN : 978-0521607773
    Publication Name: Cambridge handbook of the learning sciences
    Page Number: 409
    Resource Type: Reference Materials
    Discipline: Computing and information science | Education and learning science | Technology
    Audience: Educators/Teachers | Museum/ISE Professionals
    Environment Type: Media and Technology | Websites, Mobile Apps, and Online Media | Public Programs | Museum and Science Center Programs | Informal/Formal Connections | K-12 Programs

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