Using a CSCL-Driven shift in agency to undertake educational reform

  • Authors:
  • Mark Guzdial;Matthew Realff;Pete Ludovice;Tom Morley;Clayton Kerce;Eric Lyons;Katherine Sukel

  • Affiliations:
  • Georgia Institute of Technology;Georgia Institute of Technology;Georgia Institute of Technology;Georgia Institute of Technology;Georgia Institute of Technology;Georgia Institute of Technology;Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Venue:
  • CSCL '99 Proceedings of the 1999 conference on Computer support for collaborative learning
  • Year:
  • 1999

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Abstract

Computer supported collaborative learning has the potential for driving educational reform efforts, but there are many challenges to face before achieving that vision. Two of the most critical are achieving teacher buy-in and motivating students to participate in a knowledge-building community. We have developed a new CSCL tool whose flexibility is inspiring good teachers to create exciting new collaborative learning activities, and whose persistence is an enticement to students. We are now attempting to use this tool to leverage a particular kind of educational reform goal: Achieving integration across curricular boundaries.