In this article we review the Knowledge-Building literature, unpacking its conceptual
framework, principle-based pedagogy, distinctive features, and issues regarding scalability …

Research has already outlined the enormous potential of Computer Supported
Collaborative Learning (CSCL) to facilitate effective learning processes in higher education …

Early in 2005, Phil Harris, Executive Director of the Association of Educational
Communications and Technology, approached Mike Spector and asked if he would like to …

This article reports a design experiment conducted over three successive school years, with
the teacher's goal of having his Grade 4 students assume increasing levels of collective …

Wikis provide new opportunities for learning and for collaborative knowledge building as
well as for understanding these processes. This article presents a theoretical framework for …

The study reported here sought to obtain the clear articulation of asynchronous computer-
mediated discourse needed for Carl Bereiter and Marlene Scardamalia's knowledge …

This chapter proposes a framework for integrating two different approaches to twenty-first
century skills:“working backward from goals” and “emergence of new competencies.” …

The analysis of the process of collaboration is a central topic in current CSCL research.
However, defining process characteristics relevant for collaboration quality and developing …

Helping pre-service teachers (PSTs) develop competencies in collaborative inquiry and
knowledge building is crucial, but this subject remains largely unexplored in CSCL. This …

The processes of knowledge building, the interaction and participation of students in an
online collaborative learning environment and the relations among them are investigated …