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Exploring Collaborative Online Learning

by Sloan-C

Author Information

Author(s):

David D. Curtis, School of Education

Author(s):

Michael J. Lawson, School of Education

Institution(s) or Organization(s) Where Research Occured:

Flinders University of South Australia

Volume and Issue Information

Volume:

5

Issue:

1

Month:

May

Year:

2001

An investigation was carried out to determine the extent to which evidence of collaborative learning could be identified in students' textual interactions in an online learning environment. The literature on collaborative learning has identified a range of behaviors that characterize successful collaborative learning in face-to-face situations. Evidence of these behaviors was sought in the messages that were posted by students as they interacted in online work groups. Analysis of students' contributions reveals that there is substantial evidence of collaboration, but that there are differences between conventional face-to-face instances of collaborative learning and what occurs in an asynchronous, networked environment.

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