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
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:up/oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/33033 |
| Date | January 2001 |
| Creators | Viljoen, Johan H. C. |
| Contributors | Cronje, J. C., None |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Rights | © 2001 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. |
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