In response to the changes taking place in collaborative online learning environments, this
chapter discusses how the simultaneous emergence of collaborative technologies and the …

Critical thinking (CT) is purposeful, self-regulatory judgment that results in interpretation,
analysis, evaluation, and inference, as well as explanations of the considerations on which …

Critical thinking (CT), or the ability to engage in purposeful, self-regulatory judgment, is
widely recognized as an important, even essential, skill. This article describes an ongoing …

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 study analyzed discussion in an online conferencethat supplemented class discussion
using aninstructional method called the starter-wrappertechnique within a traditional …

Apprenticeship is an inherently social learning method with a long history of helping novices
become experts in fields as diverse as midwifery, construction, and law. At the center of …

Cognitive apprenticeship is a process by which learners learn from a more experienced
person by way of cognitive and metacognitive skills and processes. This chapter explores …

This study investigated two interconnected conferences formed by students and instructors
from two different cultures—Finland and the United States—to discuss case situations or …

The objective of this study is to determine how students who are taking synchronous
distance education classes via video conferencing perceive distance learning courses. A …

The aim of this paper is to present the design, implementation and evaluation of the
methodology which focuses on the pedagogical utilization of Interactive Videoconferencing …