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Scaling Up ? from Collaborative to Collective
activities in Web-Based Training
Pierre Dillenbourg TECFA, University of Geneva
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Research on collaborative learning
(1) Is collaborative learning effective ?
Often, but (2) When is collaborative learning
effective ? conditions group, task,
medium, (3) Why does collaboration produce
learning? interactions explanation,
negotiation,. (4) How to trigger productive
interactions? structure regulate
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Collective Scénarios
Structure Regulate
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Scenario "ArgueGraph"
Phase1
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Scenario "ArgueGraph"
Phase 2
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Scenario "ArgueGraph"
Phase 3
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Scenario "ArgueGraph"
Phase 4
Theories Behavioursim Constructivism Metacognition
Design choices Immediate FB Delayed FB Microworld
FB
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ArgueGraph Data (Exp.3)
Reformulation Justification Solo 57
43 Duo 15 85
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ArgueGraph Data (Exp.3)
"We choose 3 because 2 does not work"
"We answer 2 if the learner is a child but we
answer 3 for adult learners"
"We answer 3 because motivation is important"
Accept Condition Discard No
Conflict 28 1 3 Conflict 23
11 1
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ArgueGraph Data (Exp.3)
Arg(AB) Arg(A) or Arg(AB) Arg(B )
Arg(AB) ltgt Arg(A) Arg(AB) ltgt Arg(B)
Arg(AB)Arg(A) U Arg(B )
New Union Victory No
Conflict 6 16 10 Conflict 14
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New version of ArgueGraph
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What's the problem with exp 4 ?
Exp 4
Exp 1-3
pseudo-task
pseudo-task
Coffee-break
debriefing
1 week
debriefing
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So what?

• Collaboration has to be structured.
• Web environments provide the structure by making
  a scenario (phases roles) concrete.
• Scenario are hard to generalize
• Integrate communication in the task.
• Collaboration has to be regulated ()

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COMPUTER SUPPORTED COLLABORATIVE LEARNING