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Learning through collaborative design in a virtual environment : a case studyViljoen, Johan H. C. January 2001 (has links)
This paper reports on an on-line collaborative design project of which the final outcome was a comprehensive, international World-Wide Web database of experts in the field of
Instructional Technology as part of a learning task for post-graduate students in the same field.
The main objective of the study was to determine the extent to which computer-supported collaborative design without face-to-face contact could be used to create a useful resource in this field.
Sub-questions that arose were:
How does a computer-supported collaborative design process evolve in an open-ended
learning environment?
What support could student designers working on a real-life project expect from their
peers and experts in the field?
How does one judge the success of such a project?
What direct benefits can students derive from computer-supported collaborative design?
The iterative design process was explored by means of an action research case study
methodology.
Three sets of issues fundamental to constructivist learning in an open-ended virtual
environment came under scrutiny, viz. collaborative and participatory design,
computer-mediated collaboration and collaborative learning.
lt was found that computer-supported collaborative design could be a highly effective method
both of learning and of producing a valuable artefact. / Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2001. / gm2014 / Education Management and Policy Studies / unrestricted
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