This book arises from a series of workshops on collaborative learning, that gathered
together 20 scholars from the disciplines of psychology, education and computer science …

Is the concept of'virtual learning environment'just a popular label to describe any
educational software? No, the concept includes several interesting features that justify the …

The mental structures that people apply towards other people have been shown to influence
the way people cooperate with others. These mental structures or schemas evoke …

The importance of a clear conceptual and terminological framework for software process
engineering and the shortcomings of previous clarification attempts are discussed. A first …

Lifelike animated agents for knowledge-based learning environments can provide timely,
customized advice to support learnersâ problem-solving activities. By drawing on a rich …

The paper presents some considerations about the impact of agents' and related
technologies on educational software research and its application to designing and to …

Learning in multi-agent environments constitutes a research and application area whose
importance is broadly acknowledged in artificial intelligence. Although there is a rapidly …

In this paper, a Web-based learning environment developed within the project called Virtual
Learning Spaces (EVA, in Spanish) is described. The environment is composed of …

In the context of distributed collaborative learning, the teacher's role is different from
traditional teacher-centered environments, they are coordinators/facilitators, guides, and co …

As the shortage of skilled workers continues to be a pressing issue, exacerbated by
demographic change, it is becoming a critical challenge for organizations to preserve the …