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Articles of Volume 2, Issue 1, March 2007
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[-]Welcome to the future: ijCSCL volume 2
Authors: Gerry Stahl, Friedrich Hesse
Introduction: The start of a second year of ijCSCL marks a significant step forward in the history of the CSCL research field. The journal is not just a venue for academic papers, but a medium of discourse about ... [full article]
Citation: Stahl, G. & Hesse, F. (2007) Welcome to the future: ijCSCL volume 2. ijcscl 2 (1)
DOI: 10.1007/s11412-007-9010-8
Preprint: 
stahl_hesse_2_1.pdf
About this article at link.springer.com [http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11412-007-9010-8] including a link to the official electronic version.
Errata: The original version of this article unfortunately contained a mistake. The spelling of Umer Farooq's name was incorrect.
[-]Community-based learning: The core competency of residential, research-based universities
Authors: Gerhard Fischer, Markus Rohde, Volker Wulf
Abstract: Traditionally, universities focus primarily on instructionist teaching. Such an understanding has been criticized from theoretical and practical points of view. We believe that socio-cultural ... [full abstract]
Keywords: Social capital, Social creativity, Community-based learning, Symmetry of ignorance, Distributed intelligence, Courses-as-seeds, Courses in practice (CiP), Undergraduate research apprenticeship program, Transdisciplinary education, Communities of practice (CoPs),
Citation: Fischer, G., Rohde, M. & Wulf, V. (2007) Community-based learning: The core competency of residential, research-based universities. ijcscl 2 (1)
DOI: 10.1007/s11412-007-9009-1
Preprint: fischer_rohde_wulf_2_1.pdf
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[-]Patterns as a paradigm for theory in community-based learning
Authors: John M. Carroll, Umer Farooq
Abstract: Learning about information technology is typically not a first-order goal for community-based volunteer organizations. Nonetheless, information technology is vital to such groups for member ... [full abstract]
Keywords: Community informatics, Community-based learning, Design, Informal learning, Information technology, Organizational informatics, Patterns
Citation: Carroll, J. M. & Farooq, U. (2007) Patterns as a paradigm for theory in community-based learning. ijcscl 2 (1)
DOI: 10.1007/s11412-007-9008-2
Preprint: carroll_farooq_2_1.pdf
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Errata: The original version of this article unfortunately contained a mistake. The spelling of Umer Farooq's name was incorrect in the header.
[-]A rating scheme for assessing the quality of computer-supported collaboration processes
Authors: Anne Meier, Hans Spada, Nikol Rummel
Abstract: The analysis of the process of collaboration is a central topic in current CSCL research. However, defining process characteristics relevant for collaboration quality and developing instruments ... [full abstract]
Keywords: Assessment, Collaboration, Communication, Coordination, Group information processing, Interpersonal relationship, Motivation, Rating scheme, Videoconferencing
Citation: Meier, A., Spada, H. & Rummel, N. (2007) A rating scheme for assessing the quality of computer-supported collaboration processes. ijcscl 2 (1)
DOI: 10.1007/s11412-006-9005-x
Preprint: meier_spada_rummel_2_1.pdf
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Authors: Maarten de Laat, Vic Lally, Lasse Lipponen, Robert-Jan Simons
Abstract: The focus of this study is to explore the advances that Social Network Analysis (SNA) can bring, in combination with other methods, when studying Networked Learning/Computer-Supported Collaborative ... [full abstract]
Keywords: Social Network Analysis, Multi-method analysis, Learning, Teaching, Learning communities
Citation: de Laat, M., Lally, V., Lipponen, L. & Simons, R.-J. (2007) Investigating patterns of interaction in networked learning and computer-supported collaborative learning: A role for Social Network Analysis. ijcscl 2 (1)
DOI: 10.1007/s11412-007-9006-4
Preprint: delaat_lally_lipponen_simons_2_1.pdf
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[-]Barriers to online critical discourse
Authors: Liam Rourke, Heather Kanuka
Abstract: This qualitative case study illustrates barriers to informal argumentation and reasoned debate, i.e., critical discourse, in online forums. The case is the computer conference of a 15-week, ... [full abstract]
Keywords: Critical discourse, Higher education, Computer support for collaborative learning
Citation: Rourke, L. & Kanuka, H. (2007) Barriers to online critical discourse. ijcscl 2 (1)
DOI: 10.1007/s11412-007-9007-3
Preprint: rourke_kanuka_2_1.pdf
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