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Computer Support in E-Collaborative Learning-By-Doing Environments

Computer Support in E-Collaborative Learning-By-Doing Environments

Lin Qiu
Copyright: © 2010 |Pages: 24
ISBN13: 9781615209378|ISBN10: 1615209379|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781616923389|EISBN13: 9781615209385
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61520-937-8.ch001
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Qiu, Lin. "Computer Support in E-Collaborative Learning-By-Doing Environments." Technologies and Practices for Constructing Knowledge in Online Environments: Advancements in Learning, edited by Bernhard Ertl, IGI Global, 2010, pp. 1-24. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-937-8.ch001

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Qiu, L. (2010). Computer Support in E-Collaborative Learning-By-Doing Environments. In B. Ertl (Ed.), Technologies and Practices for Constructing Knowledge in Online Environments: Advancements in Learning (pp. 1-24). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-937-8.ch001

Chicago

Qiu, Lin. "Computer Support in E-Collaborative Learning-By-Doing Environments." In Technologies and Practices for Constructing Knowledge in Online Environments: Advancements in Learning, edited by Bernhard Ertl, 1-24. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2010. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-937-8.ch001

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Abstract

With the recent widespread use of computer and web technologies, web-based tools have been developed to mediate collaboration and facilitate knowledge construction. However, how to effectively design these tools to stimulate and maintain productive knowledge construction remains a challenge. This chapter describes a virtual learning-by-doing environment where students take the role of consultants to investigate the cause of recurring pipe corrosion in a paper processing company. We illustrate how the learning environment is designed to provide both pedagogical and technological support to collaborative knowledge construction. Our goal is to provide an example and offer guidance to professionals and educators who are interested building such virtual environments.

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