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Research on collaborative Learning Environments as Socio-technical Systems

Research on collaborative Learning Environments as Socio-technical Systems. at University of Bochum, Germany Interdisciplinary Center of Applied Work Science Information and Technology Management Thomas Herrmann. VMT-CSCL Workshop At Philadelphia.

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Research on collaborative Learning Environments as Socio-technical Systems

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  1. Research on collaborative Learning Environments as Socio-technical Systems at University of Bochum, Germany Interdisciplinary Center of Applied Work Science Information and Technology Management Thomas Herrmann VMT-CSCL Workshop At Philadelphia

  2. The Collaborative Learning Environment K2 • Based on a context-oriented model of human communication • Annotations serve as a means of communication and are embedded into the learning material which serves as context • A single statement – as every kind of items in K2 – can have multiple authors • Decisions can be negotiated by means of discussion support and voting • K2 is a follower of the system Kolumbus which was empirically investigated in real learning settings. • K2 supports a combination of Collaborative Learning and Knowledge Management

  3. The socio-technical system approach • For successful learning, the technical component of CSCL has to be combined with • Organizational procedures • Facilitation • Training as preparation for using the system and for coordinating the learner interaction • The procedure of collaborative learning and its coordination should be explicitly prepared in participatory workshops • The results of the coordination preparation should be continuously kept present

  4. Process models as representational Guidance • The procedures for collaborative learning and usage of the technical environment can be represented as process models • Process models can serve as representational guidance (not about what is learnt but how the interaction during learning takes place) • Process models should serve as maps, not as scripts

  5. Process model

  6. Research Context • Developing patterns for socio-technical systems • Participatory Design: How can socio-technical walkthroughs be conducted? • How can socio-technical systems develop sustainable descriptions of themselves? • How can knowledge management systems be successfully introduced and knowledge integration be supported? • How can different roles (such as facilitators) be supported in CSCL? • How can self-directed and guided learning be integrated?

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