Title :
Exploiting Web Conferencing to Support Collaborative Learning
Author :
Mavridis, Apostolos ; Tsiatsos, Thrasyvoulos ; Tegos, Stergios
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf., Aristotle Univ. of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
fDate :
Sept. 30 2011-Oct. 2 2011
Abstract :
This paper examines whether it is possible for web conferencing platforms to support collaborative learning scenarios. Two web conferencing platforms, an open source and a commercial one, are compared and evaluated in two case studies in tertiary education. The final conclusion of this study is that both platforms are capable of supporting collaborative learning activities with great success.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; distance learning; groupware; teleconferencing; collaborative learning scenarios; commercial Web conferencing platform; open source Web conferencing platform; tertiary education; Collaboration; Collaborative work; Computers; Educational institutions; Internet; Software; collaborative learning; distance learning; web conferencing;
Conference_Titel :
Informatics (PCI), 2011 15th Panhellenic Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kastonia
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-962-1
DOI :
10.1109/PCI.2011.26
