Monitoring Collaboration in Flexible and Personal Learning Environments

Both virtual and personal learning environments (VLEs and PLEs) are technologies widely used with educational purposes. Moreover, there also exists a pedagogical trend towards the development of high-level competences, such as the capacity to work collaboratively in a group. These two trends come to...

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Main Authors: Maria-Jesus Rodriguez-Triana, Alejandra Martinez-Mones, Juan-Ignacio Asensio-Perez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: ASLERD 2011-10-01
Series:Interaction Design and Architecture(s)
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Online Access:http://www.mifav.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/doc/12_4.pdf
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Alejandra Martinez-Mones
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description Both virtual and personal learning environments (VLEs and PLEs) are technologies widely used with educational purposes. Moreover, there also exists a pedagogical trend towards the development of high-level competences, such as the capacity to work collaboratively in a group. These two trends come to- gether within the field of computer supported collaborative learning (CSCL). The evaluation of CSCL situations requires to take into account, among other things, the process of collaboration. In response to this need, a number of collaboration analysis tools have been developed. However, the use of these tools in the decen- tralized scenarios typically found when integrating third-party external in VLEs and PLEs is a complex matter: the information retrieved and the access to it are heterogeneous; and the lack of data sharing standards between the learning soft- ware and the analysis tools reduces the probability of compatibility. The present work aims to delve into the problem of the integration of collaboration analysis tools and learning software. A solution is proposed to support monitoring in an architecture that already integrates third-party external tools in PLEs and VLEs named GLUE!. The proposal is illustrated by means of an example based on a real CSCL experience that took place in a course at our University.
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spelling doaj.art-f269c4506a0045bbb8fc9e54657645f32023-09-02T18:34:04ZengASLERDInteraction Design and Architecture(s)1826-97452011-10-0111-125163Monitoring Collaboration in Flexible and Personal Learning EnvironmentsMaria-Jesus Rodriguez-TrianaAlejandra Martinez-MonesJuan-Ignacio Asensio-PerezBoth virtual and personal learning environments (VLEs and PLEs) are technologies widely used with educational purposes. Moreover, there also exists a pedagogical trend towards the development of high-level competences, such as the capacity to work collaboratively in a group. These two trends come to- gether within the field of computer supported collaborative learning (CSCL). The evaluation of CSCL situations requires to take into account, among other things, the process of collaboration. In response to this need, a number of collaboration analysis tools have been developed. However, the use of these tools in the decen- tralized scenarios typically found when integrating third-party external in VLEs and PLEs is a complex matter: the information retrieved and the access to it are heterogeneous; and the lack of data sharing standards between the learning soft- ware and the analysis tools reduces the probability of compatibility. The present work aims to delve into the problem of the integration of collaboration analysis tools and learning software. A solution is proposed to support monitoring in an architecture that already integrates third-party external tools in PLEs and VLEs named GLUE!. The proposal is illustrated by means of an example based on a real CSCL experience that took place in a course at our University.http://www.mifav.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/doc/12_4.pdfCSCLcollaboration analysisVLEPLEGLUE!
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PLE
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title Monitoring Collaboration in Flexible and Personal Learning Environments
title_full Monitoring Collaboration in Flexible and Personal Learning Environments
title_fullStr Monitoring Collaboration in Flexible and Personal Learning Environments
title_full_unstemmed Monitoring Collaboration in Flexible and Personal Learning Environments
title_short Monitoring Collaboration in Flexible and Personal Learning Environments
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collaboration analysis
VLE
PLE
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