Information systems and communication tools such as online discussions forums are increasingly replacing traditional instructor-led learning methods with collaborative learning networks. Collaborative learning networks emphasize the distributed nature of learning and community-based sharing of knowledge, where people connect and collectively contribute knowledge to a learning community. However...

Our research objectives include constructing a collaborative learning support system that detects appropriate situation for a learner to join in a collaborative learning session, and forms a collaborative learning group appropriate for the situation dynamically. In this paper, we describe the outline of a system of concepts concerning learning goals expected to attain by learners through collab...

At the German Distance Learning University, collaborative synchronous exercises have been recently identified by students and teachers as an important future form of collaborative learning in the university’s virtual learning space. The main requirements of collaborative exercises in a distance learning university include support for preparation of exercises, learning group management, collabor...

In the distant education, the learning of internet curriculum is widespread concerned by people. In order to promote internet curriculum learning, completing task cooperatively is the effective learning manner. In this article, writer expounds the concept of collaborative learning, and explains the implementing structural flow diagram of collaborative learning on internet curriculum. At last, w...

Despite their demonstrated potential through a range of early studies, on-line collaborative learning systems do not yet have the impact that many believe is possible. In particular, collaborative learning approaches cannot be readily applied to every e-learning experience, since they require a degree of presence and/or collaboration which may be difficult to achieve. In addition, collaborative...

1.1. Collaborative Learning Collaborative learning evolved from the work of psychologists such as Johnson and Johnson (1975) and Slavin (1987). It involves social processes by which a small group of students work together to complete an academic problem-solving task designed to promote learning. The collaborative learning concept is based on the three premises of effective learning: (1) active ...