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Computer-supported Collaborative Learning: Best Practices and Principles for Instructors
By Kara L. Orvis, Andrea L.R. Lassiter
Synopsis
Discusses research on the role of the instructor in computer-supported collaborative learning, real-world perspectives on virtual learning group collaboration, and supporting learning group motivation.
Published on: 2008-01-15
Table of Contents
Section I
Chapter I: Designing Web-Based Training
Courses to Maximize Learning
Traci Sitzmann, Advanced Distributed
Learning Co-Laboratory, USA
Katherine Ely, George Mason University,
USA
Robert Wisher, Department of Defense,
USA
Chapter II: Collaborative vs. Cooperative
Learning: The Instructor’s Role in Computer
Supported Collaborative Learning
Orlando J. Olivares, Bridgewater State
College, USA
Section II
Chapter III: Developing a Community of
Practice in an Online Research Lab
Stephanie W. Cawthon, The University of
Texas at Austin, USA
Alycia L. Harris, Walden University, USA
Chapter IV: The Case Method and Collaborative
Learning
Stephanie L. Brooke, University of
Phoenix, USA
Chapter V: Preparing Online Instructors:
Beyond Using the Technology
Evelyn S. Johnson, Boise State University,
USA
Jane Pitcock, Walden University, USA
Chapter VI: Collaborative Work in Online
Learning Environments: Critical Issues,
Dynamics, and Challenges
Erman Yukselturk, Middle East Technical
University, Turkey
Kursat Cagiltay, Middle East Technical
University, Turkey
Chapter VII: The Social Psychology of
Online Collaborative Learning: The Good,
the Bad, and the Awkward
Donna Ashcraft, Clarion University of
Pennsylvania, USA
Thomas Treadwell, West Chester
University, USA
Section III
Chapter VIII: Collaborative Learning
among Faculty: Using Course Management
Systems to Support Faculty Development
Ellen L. Nuffer, Keene State College, USA
Chapter IX: Development of Online
Distributed Training: Practical Considerations
and Lessons Learned
Eileen B. Entin, Aptima, Inc, USA
Jason Sidman, Aptima, Inc, USA
Lisa Neal, eLearn Magazine
Section IV
Chapter X: Gender and Diversity in
Collaborative Virtual Teams
Anna Michailidou, University of
Macedonia, Greece
Anastasios Economides, University of
Macedonia, Greece
Chapter XI: Student Motivation in International
Collaboration: To Participate or Not
to Participate?
Janice Whatley, University of Salford, UK
Elena Zaitseva, Liverpool John Moores
University, UK
Danuta Zakrzewska, Technical University
of Lodz, Poland
Chapter XII: Help Me, Help You: A Triple
Track Approach to Maximizing Collaborative
Learning in Complex, Cross-National
Virtual Teams
Derrick L. Cogburn, Syracuse University,
USA
Nanette S. Levinson, American University,
USA
Section V
Chapter XIII: Developing Shared Mental
Models in Computer-Supported
Collaborative Learning
Marissa L. Shuffler, University of North
Carolina at Charlotte, USA
Gerald F. Goodwin, U.S. Army Research
Institute, USA
Chapter XIV: Practical Strategies for
Assessing the Quality of Collaborative
Learner Engagement
John LeBaron, Western Carolina
University, USA
Carol Bennett, WRESA Elementry &
Middle Grades Curriculum Coordinator,
USA
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