Networked Collaborative Learning

Table of contents

1. Cover image
2. Title page
3. Table of Contents
4. Copyright
5. List of tables and figures
6. About the author
7. List of acronyms
8. Preface
9. Chapter 1: Technology-enhanced learning and networked collaborative learning
   1. Educational uses of ICT
   2. Content-driven TEL
   3. TEL-based collaborative learning approaches
   4. TEL, quality and application context
   5. TEL and NCL sustainability
10. Chapter 2: The pedagogical dimension
    1. Learning theories and learning models
    2. Collaborative learning and active involvement
    3. Social aspects and communication pacing in NCL
    4. How to foster NCL at university level: an example
11. Chapter 3: The e-teacher professional dimension
    1. The need for professionalism
    2. Conditions for e-teaching
    3. Teacher education and professional development
    4. An Italian experience in teacher training
    5. The Xanadu training model
    6. Some final reflections on e-teacher status
12. Chapter 4: The instructional design dimension
    1. Designing an NCL course
    2. Instructional design models
    3. The Polaris model
    4. Designing the logical communication architecture
    5. Three resource types in NCL
    6. Project evaluation
    7. Summarising
13. Chapter 5: The evaluation and assessment dimension
    1. Some key concepts related to evaluation
    2. Evaluation and monitoring in NCL
    3. E-assessment
    4. Evaluation through interaction analysis
    5. Evaluation through analysis of co-production processes
    6. Self-evaluation (formative evaluation)
14. Chapter 6: Conclusions
15. Appendix – education design support grid
16. References
17. Index