Computer-supported collaborative learning [electronic resource] : best practices and principles for instructors / Kara L. Orvis, Andrea L.R. Lassiter [editors].

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Publication details: Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2008.Description: electronic texts (xiii, 337 p. : ill.) : digital filesISBN:

9781599047553 (ebook)
1599047551 (ebook)

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Electronic books.

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371.39/50785 22

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LB1032 .C5748 2008e

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Contents:

Setting the stage: designing web-based training courses to maximize learning / Traci Sitzmann, Katherine Ely, Robert Wisher -- Collaborative vs cooperative learning: the instructor's role in computer supported collaborative learning / Orlando J. Olivares -- Student development case studies: developing a community of practice in an online research lab / Stephanie W. Cawthon, Alycia L. Harris -- The case method and collaborative learning / Stephanie L. Brooke -- Preparing online instructors: beyond using the technology / Evelyn S. Johnson, Jane Pitcock -- Collaborative work in online learning environments, critical issues, dynamics, and challenges / Erman Yukselturk, Kursat Cagiltay -- The social psychology of online collaborative learning, the good, the bad, and the awkward / Donna Ashcraft, Thomas Treadwell -- Professional development case studies: collaborative learning among faculty: using course management systems to support faculty development / Ellen L. Nuffer -- Development of online distributed training: practical considerations and lesson learned / Eileen B. Entin, Jason Sidman, Lisa Neal -- Diversity in CSCL environments: gender and diversity in collaborative virtual teams / Anna Michailidou, Anastasios Economides -- Student motivation in international collaboration: to participate or not to participate? / Janice Whatley, Elena Zaitseva, Danuta Zakrzewska.

Help me, help you: a triple track approach to maximizing collaborative learning in complex, cross-national virtual teams / Derrick L Cogburn, Nanette S. Levinson -- Looking forward: developing shared mental models in computer-supported collaborative learning / Marissa L. Shuffler, Gerald F. Goodwin -- Practical strategies for assessing the quality of collaborative learner engagement / John LeBaron, Carol Bennett.

Abstract: This book is a resource on techniques to facilitate effective collaborative learning in virtual environments, providing information on the role of the instructor in computer-supported collaborative learning, real-world perspectives on virtual learning group collaboration, and supporting learning group motivation.

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This book is a resource on techniques to facilitate effective collaborative learning in virtual environments, providing information on the role of the instructor in computer-supported collaborative learning, real-world perspectives on virtual learning group collaboration, and supporting learning group motivation.

Also available in print.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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