Title :
The use of groups in virtual/digital environment
Author :
Lima, M.F.W.P. ; Tarouco, Liane Margarida Rockenbach
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Univ. de Caxias do Sul, Portugal
Abstract :
Through the analyses of several educational softwares we noticed the need of improving group development in such environments, considering the students socio-cognitive development and the dynamic of group work. The present article presents some aspects to be considered when planning and developing learning virtual/digital environments.
Keywords :
courseware; educational computing; groupware; virtual reality; digital environment; educational software; group development; socio-cognitive development; virtual environment; Collaborative software; Collaborative work; Communication system control; Computer science; Computer science education; Educational technology; Informatics; Proposals; Statistics; Virtual environment;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Learning Technologies, 2005. ICALT 2005. Fifth IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2338-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICALT.2005.280
