Teaching
in a Virtual Classroom
This article describes
experiences and results of utilizing Computer Mediated Communications structured
to create a Virtual Classroom. Emphasis is placed on guidelines for using the
technology successfully by incorporating "collaborative learning"
activities. There are four basic principles for successful teaching in the Virtual
Classroom, dealing with media richness, timely responsiveness, organization,
and interaction.
Internet
Repositories for Collaborative Learning
This article describes how software tools for Internet repositories can aid
fundamental collaboration activities--locating, using, adapting, and sharing--at
both the teacher level (with the Teacher's Curriculum Assistant) and the student
level (with the Remote Exploratorium). It illustrates how tools for educators
and tools for students can be orchestrated into integrated classroom support.
Effective Teaching and Learning of Law on the Web
This section
of the article presents a sample of the possible design features which ought
to be present in Computer Medicated Communication applications so that collaborative
learning is supported. Design examples of collaborative learning on the Web
include on-line editing, anonymity, scope for innovation, group processing,
and on-line Information access.
Organizing
and Facilitating Telecollaborative Projects
This article provides a step-by-step guide and list of issues to consider when
designing collaborative projects using the Internet and World Wide Web.
Collaboration
over the Web: Strategies and Goals
This article describes the asynchronous collaboration tool that was primarily
used in a graduate seminar course, and present the rationale underlying its
design. It then describes in more detail the tasks that students engaged in
and some of the findings regarding their effectiveness. In the final section,
it presents, as conclusions, the principles for designing collaborative tasks.
Promoting
Student Interaction in the Virtual College Classroom
This article provides four successful assignments for electronic class discussions
drawn from two graduate and undergraduate classes using a Web-based electronic
conferencing system. The goal of the first assignment (an electronic introduction)
was to establish an environment wherein students felt comfortable presenting
their perspectives and communicating with each other. Three additional assignments
that were recursive by design include a cumulative assignment that students
build with repeated postings, locating and sharing innovative links, and virtual
debate as a vehicle to promote critical analysis and personal reflection.
A
Scalable Model of Collaborative Learning
This paper describes an experimental model of collaborative Web-teaching using
netseminars to train teachers, who in turn, create NetCourses for their virtual
students in a Virtual High School (VHS) Cooperative. The authors articulate
this novel model and discuss issues in fostering collaboration, highlighting
the challenges faced by teachers and netfaculty in the transformation of their
practices toward collaborative approaches based on results from the first netseminar.
Effectively
Using Electronic Conferencing
This site provides general tips on implementing electronic conferencing in a
course. The suggestions are divided into things to do and things to avoid.