IuK 2001: Friedrich Scheuermann/Ken Larsson/Roxanne Toto. Learning in virtual environments

The 7th Annual Meeting of the IuK Initiative
Information and Communication of the Learned Societies in Germany
»Cooperative Systems«
Trier, March 11 - 14, 2001

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Learning in virtual environments - facilitating interaction and moderation

Friedrich Scheuermann

University of Innsbruck
Institute for Organisation and Learning
Austria
friedrich.scheuermann@uibk.ac.at

Ken Larsson

Dept of Computer and Systems Sciences
Stockholm University
Royal Institute of Technology
Sweden
kenlars@dsv.su.se

Roxanne Toto

Education Technology Services
Center For Academic Computing
The Pennsylvania State University
U.S.A
ryt1@psu.edu

This paper looks at the connection between organisation, collaboration and learning in virtual learning environments (VLEs). Our main points of focus is investigating the extent to which course developers and course instructors need to consider organisational measures and design to trigger (self-guided) learning and collaboration of participants within online learning environments and how deeply individual learning processes are stimulated by intercultural collaboration in multinational groups. The design of these virtual learning environments or learning networks involves an intricate balance between the organisation of the content; how the instructional activities are sequenced; how the interactions between students, tasks, and materials are structured; and how the learning process is evaluated. Mentorship must be present throughout this process. Aspects of mentorship can manifest themselves in a variety of ways including: asking an expert, true mentoring, tutoring, and peer to peer support.

The IuK 2001 is organized by the German Psychological Association (DGPs) and the Institute for Psychology Information (ZPID).

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