Creating Effective Collaborative Learning Groups in an Online Environment

Collaborative learning in an online classroom can take the form of discussion among the whole class or within smaller groups. This paper addresses the latter, examining first whether assessment makes a difference to the level of learner participation and then considering other factors involved in cr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jane Brindley, Lisa Marie Blaschke, Christine Walti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Athabasca University Press 2009-06-01
Series:International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning
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Online Access:http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/675