Roles, design, and the nature of CSCL

  • Authors:
  • Christopher Hoadley

  • Affiliations:
  • Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, New York University, 239 Greene Street East 309, New York, NY 10003, USA

  • Venue:
  • Computers in Human Behavior
  • Year:
  • 2010

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Abstract

In this article, I argue that roles are a key construct for CSCL that demonstrate the interdisciplinary strengths of CSCL as a field. CSCL is a problem-driven field with a history of incorporating different paradigms, and has the advantage of using a design stance to understand phenomena like collaboration and learning that are difficult to study. Roles are understood differently by different disciplines, but the concept of roles serves as a boundary object between the different disciplines within CSCL and highlights potential areas for research.