Abstract:
Recent years have seen a surge in the use of intelligent computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) tools for improving student learning in traditional classrooms. ...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
Recent years have seen a surge in the use of intelligent computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) tools for improving student learning in traditional classrooms. However, adopting such a CSCL tool in a classroom still requires the teacher to develop (or decide on which to adopt) the CSCL tool and the CSCL script, design the relevant pedagogical aspects (i.e., the learning objectives, assessment method, etc.) to overcome the associated challenges (e.g., free riding, student assessment, forming student groups that improve student learning, etc). We have used a multiagent-based system to develop a CSCL application and multiagent-frameworks to form student groups that improve student collaborative learning. In this paper, we describe the contexts of our three generations of CSCL applications (i.e., I-MINDS and ClassroomWiki) and provide a set of lessons learned from our deployments in terms of the script, tool, and pedagogical aspects of using CSCL. We believe that our lessons would allow 1) the instructors and students to use intelligent CSCL applications more effectively and efficiently, and help to improve the design of such systems, and 2) the researchers to gain additional insights into the impact of collaborative learning theories when they are applied to real-world classrooms.
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies ( Volume: 4, Issue: 1, Jan.-March 2011)
DOI: 10.1109/TLT.2010.28
Computer Science & Engineering Department, University of Nebraska, Lincolnshire, NE, USA
Nobel Khandaker received the BS degree with honors in physics from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, and the MS degree in computer science from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. He is pursuing the doctoral degree in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. He is a recipient of the Othmer Fellowship at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. His primary research interest...Show More
Nobel Khandaker received the BS degree with honors in physics from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, and the MS degree in computer science from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. He is pursuing the doctoral degree in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. He is a recipient of the Othmer Fellowship at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. His primary research interest...View more
Computer Science & Engineering Department, University of Nebraska, Lincolnshire, NE, USA
Leen-Kiat Soh received the BS degree with highest distinction, and the MS and PhD degrees with honors in electrical engineering from the University of Kansas. He is currently an associate professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Nebraska. His primary research interests are in multiagent systems and intelligent agents, especially in coalition formation and multiagent learning. He...Show More
Leen-Kiat Soh received the BS degree with highest distinction, and the MS and PhD degrees with honors in electrical engineering from the University of Kansas. He is currently an associate professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Nebraska. His primary research interests are in multiagent systems and intelligent agents, especially in coalition formation and multiagent learning. He...View more
Computer Science & Engineering Department, University of Nebraska, Lincolnshire, NE, USA
Lee Dee Miller received the BS and MS degrees both in computer science from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln (UNL) in 2003 and 2007. He was also a recipient of the GAANN fellowship at UNL from 2008 to 2009. He is currently pursuing the PhD degree in computer science still at UNL. His current research areas include machine learning and data mining. He is a member of the ACM.
Lee Dee Miller received the BS and MS degrees both in computer science from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln (UNL) in 2003 and 2007. He was also a recipient of the GAANN fellowship at UNL from 2008 to 2009. He is currently pursuing the PhD degree in computer science still at UNL. His current research areas include machine learning and data mining. He is a member of the ACM.View more
Computer Science & Engineering Department, University of Nebraska, Lincolnshire, NE, USA
Adam Eck received the BS degree in computer engineering from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln in 2008, where he is currently pursuing the PhD degree in computer science. His research interests include resource-bounded intelligent reasoning, active perception, and intelligent user interfaces. He is the recipient of a US National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. He is a student member of the IEEE and the ...Show More
Adam Eck received the BS degree in computer engineering from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln in 2008, where he is currently pursuing the PhD degree in computer science. His research interests include resource-bounded intelligent reasoning, active perception, and intelligent user interfaces. He is the recipient of a US National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. He is a student member of the IEEE and the ...View more
Computer Science & Engineering Department, University of Nebraska, Lincolnshire, NE, USA
Hong Jiang received the BSc degree in computer engineering from the Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China, in 1982, the MASc degree in computer engineering from the University of Toronto, Canada, in 1987, and the PhD degree in computer science from Texas A&M University, College Station, in 1991. Since August 1991, he has been at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where he served as vice chair of the...Show More
Hong Jiang received the BSc degree in computer engineering from the Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China, in 1982, the MASc degree in computer engineering from the University of Toronto, Canada, in 1987, and the PhD degree in computer science from Texas A&M University, College Station, in 1991. Since August 1991, he has been at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where he served as vice chair of the...View more
Contents Computer Science & Engineering Department, University of Nebraska, Lincolnshire, NE, USA
Nobel Khandaker received the BS degree with honors in physics from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, and the MS degree in computer science from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. He is pursuing the doctoral degree in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. He is a recipient of the Othmer Fellowship at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. His primary research interests include teamwork and coalition formation for human participants, multiagent coalition formation in uncertain environments, computer-supported collaborative learning systems, and agent-based simulation. He is a member of the ACM and AAAI.
Nobel Khandaker received the BS degree with honors in physics from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, and the MS degree in computer science from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. He is pursuing the doctoral degree in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. He is a recipient of the Othmer Fellowship at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. His primary research interests include teamwork and coalition formation for human participants, multiagent coalition formation in uncertain environments, computer-supported collaborative learning systems, and agent-based simulation. He is a member of the ACM and AAAI.View more
Computer Science & Engineering Department, University of Nebraska, Lincolnshire, NE, USA
Leen-Kiat Soh received the BS degree with highest distinction, and the MS and PhD degrees with honors in electrical engineering from the University of Kansas. He is currently an associate professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Nebraska. His primary research interests are in multiagent systems and intelligent agents, especially in coalition formation and multiagent learning. He has applied his research to computer-aided education, intelligent decision support, and distributed GIS. He is a member of the ACM, AAAI, and the IEEE.
Leen-Kiat Soh received the BS degree with highest distinction, and the MS and PhD degrees with honors in electrical engineering from the University of Kansas. He is currently an associate professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Nebraska. His primary research interests are in multiagent systems and intelligent agents, especially in coalition formation and multiagent learning. He has applied his research to computer-aided education, intelligent decision support, and distributed GIS. He is a member of the ACM, AAAI, and the IEEE.View more
Computer Science & Engineering Department, University of Nebraska, Lincolnshire, NE, USA
Lee Dee Miller received the BS and MS degrees both in computer science from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln (UNL) in 2003 and 2007. He was also a recipient of the GAANN fellowship at UNL from 2008 to 2009. He is currently pursuing the PhD degree in computer science still at UNL. His current research areas include machine learning and data mining. He is a member of the ACM.
Lee Dee Miller received the BS and MS degrees both in computer science from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln (UNL) in 2003 and 2007. He was also a recipient of the GAANN fellowship at UNL from 2008 to 2009. He is currently pursuing the PhD degree in computer science still at UNL. His current research areas include machine learning and data mining. He is a member of the ACM.View more
Computer Science & Engineering Department, University of Nebraska, Lincolnshire, NE, USA
Adam Eck received the BS degree in computer engineering from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln in 2008, where he is currently pursuing the PhD degree in computer science. His research interests include resource-bounded intelligent reasoning, active perception, and intelligent user interfaces. He is the recipient of a US National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. He is a student member of the IEEE and the IEEE Computer Society and a member of AAAI.
Adam Eck received the BS degree in computer engineering from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln in 2008, where he is currently pursuing the PhD degree in computer science. His research interests include resource-bounded intelligent reasoning, active perception, and intelligent user interfaces. He is the recipient of a US National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. He is a student member of the IEEE and the IEEE Computer Society and a member of AAAI.View more
Computer Science & Engineering Department, University of Nebraska, Lincolnshire, NE, USA
Hong Jiang received the BSc degree in computer engineering from the Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China, in 1982, the MASc degree in computer engineering from the University of Toronto, Canada, in 1987, and the PhD degree in computer science from Texas A&M University, College Station, in 1991. Since August 1991, he has been at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where he served as vice chair of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) from 2001 to 2007 and is a professor of CSE. His current research interests include computer architecture, computer storage systems and parallel I/O, parallel/distributed computing, cluster and Grid computing, performance evaluation, real-time systems, middleware, and distributed systems for distance education. He has more than 170 publications in journals and conferences in these areas including the IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems (TPDS), the IEEE Transactions on Computers, JPDC, ISCA, FAST, ICDCS, IPDPS, OOPLAS, ECOOP, SC, ICS, HPDC, and ICPP. He also serves as an associate editor of TPDS. He is a senior member of the IEEE and a member of the ACM.
Hong Jiang received the BSc degree in computer engineering from the Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China, in 1982, the MASc degree in computer engineering from the University of Toronto, Canada, in 1987, and the PhD degree in computer science from Texas A&M University, College Station, in 1991. Since August 1991, he has been at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where he served as vice chair of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) from 2001 to 2007 and is a professor of CSE. His current research interests include computer architecture, computer storage systems and parallel I/O, parallel/distributed computing, cluster and Grid computing, performance evaluation, real-time systems, middleware, and distributed systems for distance education. He has more than 170 publications in journals and conferences in these areas including the IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems (TPDS), the IEEE Transactions on Computers, JPDC, ISCA, FAST, ICDCS, IPDPS, OOPLAS, ECOOP, SC, ICS, HPDC, and ICPP. He also serves as an associate editor of TPDS. He is a senior member of the IEEE and a member of the ACM.View more