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This paper discusses the results of a tutor mentor development program that utilized a community building model to train online tutors and mentors in higher education institutions and professional organizations in Sri Lanka. Based on WisCom; an instructional design model for developing online wisdom communities, this tutor mentor development program which utilized a blended format of face-to-face...
Teaching introduction to computing courses, especially to first year college students, is a challenging endeavor given the increasing difficulty of today's students with programming and algorithmic thinking. In this paper the experience of introducing collaborative and project based approaches in a first year University course is reported. Both synchronous collaborative learning approaches and asynchronous...
In collaborative knowledge building (CKB) classroom, learners participate in learning activities in groups, and in order to make collective progress they communicate personal understandings or learning experiences with each other, which are different from traditional classroom teaching and learning. When it comes to foreign language teaching and leaning, CKB class, which is learner-centred, can help...
Google Earth is a powerful geographic browser for viewing, creating, and sharing interactive files containing highly visual location-specific information. It allows the learners for collaborative learning and communion to share images, place marks, shapes, and folder data with other participants. This paper elaborates its applications in education from mainly three aspects (i.e., network learning...
Today, technology is being used to support teachers in designing interesting and stimulating learning environments for students. In this paper, a computer-supported design project is used to create a collaborative learning environment with the aim of inculcating collaborative skills into the learners and increasing their problem-solving and critical thinking skills. It examines the social interactions...
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