Learning via distributed dialogue: Livenotes and handheld wireless technology
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چکیده
This paper introduces a new learning technology for classroom learning. The system and practice is called “Livenotes” and is motivated by the empirical success of peer learning methods, and by theoretical considerations of distributed dialogue among student peers as a facilitator of learning. The technical part of Livenotes is a shared whiteboard running on wireless handheld computers. We describe the system and the affordances we have developed for it to support the distributed dialogue model. We then examine through both qualitative and quantitative analyses the dialogue that developed in two classroom trials across multiple sessions. Finally, we suggest several issues that researchers can consider in designing collaborative software.
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