Collaborative Digital Problem‐Solving: Power, Relationships, and Participation

Abstract The study examines the collaborative nature of problem solving as dyads and triads adults were grouped to solve digital problems using online resources. Digital involves nimble use skills, strategies, mindsets navigate in everyday contexts novel resources, tools, interfaces, efficient flexible ways, accomplish personal professional goals. Findings address talk during through three interrelated categories themes gleaned from discourse analysis: (a) power, (b) relationships, (c) participation. These offer a nuanced understanding interactions solving. Implications this research suggest ways design activities support dialogic interaction, whether among adolescents or adults, learning, formal education settings informally other where collaboration occurs.