Supporting Collaborative Construction of Knowledge: Lessons Learned

E. Prasolova-Førland and M. Divitini (Norway)

Keywords

Collaborative knowledge construction, 3D CVEs, web forums

Abstract

Different types of cooperative technologies can be used to support the process of collaborative knowledge acquisition in a course. In this paper we report our experience with the creation of a FAQ for a computer science course in parallel by using a web forum and a 3D Collaborative Virtual Environment. The results allow comparing these two types of systems, but also raise some more general considerations regarding the support of the learning process. Therefore, based on our experience we draw some lessons learned of how cooperative technologies can be used to support the construction of knowledge in a university course.

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