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What is Computer-Supported Cooperative Learning (CSCL)

Handbook of Research on Virtual Workplaces and the New Nature of Business Practices
Any kind of learning process, where cooperation and communication between two dispersed learning sites and their participants are supported by the use of computer-mediated information and communication systems.
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Designing the Virtual Classroom for Management Teaching
Parissa Haghirian (Sophia University, Japan) and Bernd Simon (Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Austria)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-893-2.ch018
Abstract
With the modern business environment becoming increasingly dependent on technology, management teaching in higher education faces the challenging task of effectively leveraging technology in diverse learning environments. This chapter discusses the use of virtual classrooms, namely collaborative, information technology-mediated teaching endeavours in management education at universities. The overall aim of this chapter is to provide insights for those who are responsible for the development of management curricula and to give specific guidelines to management educators interested in integrating IT-based teaching to increase teaching effectiveness when designing virtual classrooms.
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Effectively Utilizing a Socially Mediated Network: Facilitating Meaningful Collaboration Among Pre-Service Student-Teachers and University EFL Students
Using cooperative learning as a foundation, CSCL refers to building, constructing, or sharing knowledge through social interaction that is supported by technology (whether in the form of computers or through virtual applications, platforms, or tools). This type of learning can utilize any number of formats and be completed synchronously or asynchronously.
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