A Model for the Efficient Representation and Management of Online Collaborative Learning Interactions

Santi Caballé (1) , Thanasis Daradoumis (1) , Fatos Xhafa (2)

1 DPCS - Distributed Parallel and Collaborative Systems
2 Department of Languages and Information Systems

This study aims to explore the importance of the efficient representation and management of the event information generated from group activity in online collaborative learning practices so that we can use it to provide awareness about individual and group behaviour. The achievement of this goal first involves the design of a conceptual model of collaborative learning interaction that structures and classifies the information generated in an online collaborative learning situation at several levels of description. This model is then translated into a computational platform that can be used for the systematic construction of collaborative learning applications endowed with enriched capabilities for providing more efficient knowledge management and scaffolding. To test our model we describe the construction of a specific application, a structured forum, to be used in real situations.

Keywords: learning grids

Domains: Technology for Human Learning

Santi Caballé, Thanasis Daradoumis, Fatos Xhafa. A Model for the Efficient Representation and Management of Online Collaborative Learning Interactions. e-Challenges 2006 International Conference, 2006, Spain. pp.1485-1492. ⟨hal-00190819⟩