This book, about a newly emerging area of research in instructional
technology, has as its title the acronym "CSCL." Initially, CSCL
was chosen as an acronym for Computer-Supported Collaborative
Learning. However, some would argue that "collaborative" is often
not a descriptive term for what learners do in instructional
settings; further, as the field develops, the technology used to
support collaboration may not always involve computers, at least
not in the direct ways they have been used to support instruction
in the past. To avoid getting bogged down in this terminological
debate, this book uses CSCL as a designation in its own right,
leaving open to interpretation precisely what words it stands for.
The authors talk a great deal about the theory underlying their
work. In part, this is because that is what they were asked to do,
but it is also an indication of the state of the field. In an
established paradigm in which the theories and methods are well
agreed upon, such discussion is less central. CSCL, however, has
not yet reached the stage of "normal" science. There is much to be
worked out yet. This book is offered with the hope that it will
help to define a direction for future work in this field.
The chapters appear in alphabetical order (except for the
introductory chapter and the afterword) -- not for lack of a better
way to organize the chapters, but rather because the organizational
possibilities are too numerous and this order does not privilege
one over another. By not imposing a topical organizing structure on
this collection, it is hoped that readers will feel freer to
explore the chapters in a way that best suits their needs.
COPY FOR BIND-CARD CD-ROM info .................................
There is an accompanying CD-Rom for this proceedings that will
become available September 1998. Purchasers of the proceedings may
obtain a copy of this CD-ROM at no cost by contacting Lawrence
Erlbaum Associates, Inc. phone: (201) 236-9500 toll-free:
1-800-9-BOOKS-9 (1-800-926-6579) 9am-5pm EST fax: (201) 236-0072
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The CD-ROM was funded through a grant from the National Science
Foundation.
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