Collage is a pattern-based visual design authoring tool for the creation of collaborative learning scripts computationally modelled with IMS Learning Design (LD). The pattern-based visual approach aims to provide teachers ...

The alignment between competences, teaching-learning methodologies and assessment is a key element of the European Higher Education Area. This paper presents the efforts carried out by six Telematics, Computer Science and ...

The identification and integration of reusable and customizable CSCL (Computer Supported Collaborative Learning) may benefit from the capture of best practices in collaborative learning structuring. The authors have proposed ...

E-learning environments designed for computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) mediate social interactions as key activators of learning). However, free collaboration does not necessarily by itself produce the ...

Current research work in e-learning and more specifically in the field of CSCL (Computer Supported Collaborative Learning) deals with design of collaborative activities, according to computer-interpretable specifications, ...

Designs of CSCL (Computer Supported Collaborative Learning)/nactivities should be flexible, effective and customizable to/nparticular learning situations. On the other hand, structured/ndesigns aim to create favourable ...

Distance and blended collaborative learning settings are usually characterized by different social structures defined in terms of groups' number, dimension, and composition; these structures are variable and can change ...

CSCL applications are complex distributed systems that pose/nspecial requirements towards achieving success in educational/nsettings. Flexible and efficient design of collaborative activities/nby educators is a key ...