e-Learning and the Science of Instruction: Proven Guidelines for Consumers and Designers of Multimedia Learning

12.5. Software Representations to Support Collaborative Work

How can computer interfaces more effectively represent and support collaborative work? For example, the comments in a traditional discussion board are displayed chronologically. In a lengthy discussion it is challenging to infer shared agreement or to make knowledge gained explicit. If you join an ongoing discussion, it can be difficult to find relevant contributions, enter your own ideas into a relevant context, or to make a determination of the outcomes.

RESEARCH THUMBNAIL Problem Solving with Different Collaboration Interfaces Authors: Suthers, Vatrapu, Joseph, Dwyer, and Medina (2005) Type of Study: Experimental Task: Solving a science problem Outcome Measures: Accuracy of individual ...