Collaborative Learning, Reasoning, and Technology (The Rutgers Invitational Symposium on Education Series) [Hardcover]

Angela M. O'Donnell (Editor), Cindy E. Hmelo-Silver (Editor), Gijsbert Erkens (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2005 | ISBN-10: 0805847782 | ISBN-13: 978-0805847789

This volume presents research findings on the use of technology to support learning and reasoning in collaborative contexts. Featuring a variety of theoretical perspectives, ranging from sociocultural to social psychological to information processing views, Collaborative Learning, Reasoning, and Technology includes an international group of authors well known for their contributions to research on technology learning environments. Two themes are central: the use of technology as a scaffold for learning, and the use of technology to promote argumentation and reasoning. Collaboration among peers is a key element in both of these strands. These foci highlight, respectively, a key element in the design of technology-based learning environments and a key outcome that can result from online instruction/learning. As a whole, the volume addresses some of the core issues in using technology to support collaborative learning, reasoning, and argumentation.

Editorial Reviews

Review

This is a meaty and stimulating collection that grapples with the heart of what many of us aspire to witness in learners when we try to get them working together through or at computers." -- Mike Johnson, British Journal of Educational Technology, July 2007.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 408 pages
• Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. (September 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0805847782
• ISBN-13: 978-0805847789
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,804,979 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)