Work

An integrated approach to implementing collaborative inquiry in the classroom

Year: 1997

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: To be successful, CSCL technology must be adopted by teachers and incorporated into the activities of the classroom. This paper describes a comprehensive approach to supporting teachers learning to implement computer-supported collaborative inquiry in their classrooms. The approach comprises (1) a networked software system, "Belvedere," that provides students with shared workspaces for coordinating and recording their collaboration in scientific inquiry; (2) activity plans worked out collaboratively with teachers; (3) "challenge problems" and Web-based materials designed to match and enrich the curriculum, and (4) self-and peer-assessment instruments given to students to guide the process of scientific inquiry. A fundamental aim of this work is to restructure the classroom and shift the initiative for learning activity to the students.

Source: Computer-supported collaborative learning/The Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conference

DOI: 10.3115/1599773.1599807

Authors: Daniel D. Suthers, Eva Erdosne Toth, Arlene Weiner

Institution: University of Pittsburgh

Language: English

Topic: Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods

Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: National Science Foundation, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency