Reflections on the Role of Technology in City-wide Collaborative Learning

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Title

Reflections on the Role of Technology in City-wide Collaborative Learning

Subject

City-wide learning
collaborative learning
learning scenarios
technology mediated learning

Description

In this paper we investigate collaborative learning that takes place in a city with the support of mobile and wireless technology. Based on a literature review, we identify and discuss four main roles that technology can play in supporting (1) performance of shared tasks, (2) social networking, (3) active participation, and (4) visibility of learning. We claim that the full potential of new technology emerges by supporting learning that comes from exploration, interaction, and serendipity. Realizing this potential raises a number of technical challenges that are still largely unexplored. In particular, we claim that there is a need to move from applications design to a service-oriented infrastructure that eases the development and adaptation of applications for multiple and interleaved learning experiences. Services that are common across different learning scenarios and can be used as building blocks need to be identified. The aforementioned roles are the first step towards this direction.

Creator

Canova Calori, Ilaria
Divitini, Monica

Source

International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM); Vol. 3 No. 2 (2009); pp. 33-39
1865-7923

Publisher

International Association of Online Engineering (IAOE), Vienna, Austria

Date

2009-03-03

Rights

Copyright (c) 2017 Ilaria Canova Calori, Monica Divitini

Relation

Format

application/pdf

Language

eng

Type

info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

Identifier

Citation

Canova Calori, Ilaria and Monica Divitini, Reflections on the Role of Technology in City-wide Collaborative Learning, International Association of Online Engineering (IAOE), Vienna, Austria, 2009, accessed November 6, 2024, https://igi.indrastra.com/items/show/882

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