• DocumentCode
    2136759
  • 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
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    Sept. 30 2011-Oct. 2 2011
  • Firstpage
    78
  • Lastpage
    82
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Informatics (PCI), 2011 15th Panhellenic Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Kastonia
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-61284-962-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PCI.2011.26
  • Filename
    6065068
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2136759