Making Distance Learning Collaborative through Internet - Transcending the Traditions of Distance Education and Collaborative Learning

Ola Berge

May 1997

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• Acknowledgments
• Contents
• Introduction
  • Background
  • Motivation
  • Objective
  • Method
  • Constraints
  • Structure
• Theoretical Background
  • Collaborative Learning
  • Distance Education
  • CSdCL
  • Summary
• Initial Studies
  • Initial Study at NKI
  • Initial Study at NKS
  • Summary
• The Development Process
  • Design Philosophy
  • Overview of the Development Process
• The First Round
  • Preliminary Framework
  • Electronic Mail
  • News
  • Chat
  • Conference Archive
  • Web Pages
  • Log Book
  • Calendar
  • Help and Information
  • Password
  • Browser Dependence
  • Integration of the Services
  • Summary
• The Second Round
  • The Participants
  • Prototyping Approach
  • Usefulness
  • Usability
  • Evaluation of the Process
  • Summary
• The Third Round
  • The Course
  • Exploration of Metaphors
  • Adaption to Available Technology
  • Improvement of the Help System
  • Project Directive
  • Summary
• The Fourth Round
  • Organization of the Course
  • User Evaluation
  • Evaluation of the Process
  • Heuristic Evaluation
  • Summary
• Further Research
• Conclusion
• References
• Browser Dependence
• Round 2 Access
• Paper Forms
• The Project Directive Service
• User Manual
• Round 4 Access
• About this document ...