Shared minds: the new technologies of collaboration
Shared minds: the new technologies of collaboration
Technologies for knowledge-building discourse
Communications of the ACM - Special issue on technology in K–12 education
Supporting collaborative project-based learning on the WWW
CSCL '97 Proceedings of the 2nd international conference on Computer support for collaborative learning
Learning through collaborative projects: the architecture of an environment
International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology
Patterns for designing planning mechanisms in CSCL environments
International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology
Learning to plan the collaborative design process
CSCWD'04 Proceedings of the 8th international conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design I
Alternative assessment methods in technology enhanced project-based learning
International Journal of Learning Technology
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We have designed and developed technologies to make it simpler for teachers and students to take educational advantage of the WWW for collaborative project-based learning. Recognizing that technologies alone are insufficient to effect educational change, we have also directed considerable effort toward working with teachers to construct principled understanding of what supports are required to make effective use of our technologies--a "technology of use." This paper describes the technology we have provided for teachers to support collaborative project-based learning, and through examples of one teacher's experiences with three Zebu projects we illustrate the needs and challenges in supporting more effective use. Building on what we have learned about supporting teachers in designing, planning, and implementing project structures that will support students in engaging in collaborative project-based learning, we have been working towards the design of a technology of use. This technology of use includes a representational scheme for helping teachers to portray, analyze, plan, design, share, and implement collaborative projects.