This article describes teacher competencies for implementing collaborative learning in the
classroom. Research has shown that the effectiveness of collaborative learning largely …

This article proposes 7 core affordances of technology for collaborative learning based on
theories of collaborative learning and CSCL (Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning) …

Abstract The Community of Inquiry (CoI) framework has been widely used in online teaching
in higher education over the past twenty years. Its goal is to support students' professional …

This article maps out trends in distance education research and scholarship from 35 years of
publications in the Distance Education journal. Titles and abstracts of 515 full papers were …

This paper describes an experience where the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) has
been adapted for use in the evaluation of methodological and technological innovations …

Fully online courses are becoming progressively more popular because of their “anytime
anywhere” learning flexibility. One of the ways students interact with each other and with the …

While there are many studies on students' collaborative learning at the small group level,
pedagogies and strategies for supporting students' collaborative learning at the class level …

Existing research has looked at the potentials, affordances and the productive use of
educational technologies to support collaborative learning. Many of these technology tools …

Learning analytics (LA) are summaries, visualizations, and analyses of student data that
could improve learning in multiple ways, for example by supporting teachers. However, not …

Collaboration analysis methods should be adapted to the needs of their users to be more
effective. This paper presents DESPRO, a method that guides learning designers and …