Title :
Collaborative learning and creative writing
Author :
Guerrero, Luis A. ; Mejías, Boris ; Collazos, Cesar A. ; Pino, José A. ; Ochoa, Sergio F.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Chile Univ., Santiago, Chile
Abstract :
CSCL software tools must provide support for group work and should be based on a collaborative learning technique. The PBL based CCCuento tool is introduced here. It is intended to support apprentices groups in the collaborative creation of stories in order to improve language use and development of writing skills. The tool follows a model, which includes several positive interdependencies and is implemented as a sequence of individual activities followed by break periods. The break periods are used for reviewing and discussion. An experiment is reported in which several groups of high school students used the tool.
Keywords :
educational institutions; groupware; reviews; software tools; CSCL software tool; PBL based CCCuento tool; apprentice group; collaborative learning; creative writing; group work; high school students; Collaboration; Collaborative work; Computer science; Educational institutions; Learning systems; Software tools; Writing;
Conference_Titel :
Web Congress, 2003. Proceedings. First Latin American
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2058-8
DOI :
10.1109/LAWEB.2003.1250295