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Collaborative Learning Design within Open Source E-Learning Systems: Lessons Learned from an Empirical Study

Collaborative Learning Design within Open Source E-Learning Systems: Lessons Learned from an Empirical Study

Maria Kordaki, Haris Siempos, Thanasis Daradoumis
ISBN13: 9781615209835|ISBN10: 1615209832|EISBN13: 9781615209842
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61520-983-5.ch008
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Kordaki, Maria, et al. "Collaborative Learning Design within Open Source E-Learning Systems: Lessons Learned from an Empirical Study." E-Infrastructures and Technologies for Lifelong Learning: Next Generation Environments, edited by George D. Magoulas, IGI Global, 2011, pp. 212-233. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-983-5.ch008

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Kordaki, M., Siempos, H., & Daradoumis, T. (2011). Collaborative Learning Design within Open Source E-Learning Systems: Lessons Learned from an Empirical Study. In G. Magoulas (Ed.), E-Infrastructures and Technologies for Lifelong Learning: Next Generation Environments (pp. 212-233). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-983-5.ch008

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Kordaki, Maria, Haris Siempos, and Thanasis Daradoumis. "Collaborative Learning Design within Open Source E-Learning Systems: Lessons Learned from an Empirical Study." In E-Infrastructures and Technologies for Lifelong Learning: Next Generation Environments, edited by George D. Magoulas, 212-233. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2011. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-983-5.ch008

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Abstract

This chapter addresses a number of serious ‘collaborative learning design’ problems faced by adults within the context of e-learning systems and outlines some innovative solutions. Specifically, thirty-three Computer Science students at the Hellenic Open University participated in an experiment aimed at designing collaborative learning courses for Computer Science concepts within MOODLE, a well known open source Learning Management System. The systematic study presented in this chapter argues and specifies that these Prospective Computer Science Professionals (PCSPs) have serious difficulties with the formation of both collaborative learning activities and collaboration procedures, and with realizing them within e-learning settings. The proposed solutions emphasize the design and development of a set of computer-based collaborative patterns reflecting diverse collaboration methods. These patterns are content free and could be used as scaffolding elements for the design of collaborative learning activities for online and blended courses. Specific examples of possible implementation of these patterns within well-known Web-based open source environments that support learning design are also presented.

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