Scripting Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning

From the reviews: "The book splits neatly ... with sets of chapters on cognitive, computational and educational perspectives, leading to a very clear-headed interdisciplinary section. ... This is an excellent book ... . is one for the library." (Mike Johnson, British Journal of Educational Technology, Vol. 39 (5), 2008)

• Group processes in the classroom.- Cognitive Perspectives.- Scripting Collaborative Learning Processes: A Cognitive Perspective.- Can People Learn Computer-Mediated Collaboration by Following A Script?.- Scripting in Net-Based Medical Consultation: The Impact of External Representations on Giving Advice and Explanations.- Scripting Laypersons’ Problem Descriptions in Internet-Based Communication with Experts.- Discussion.- Computational Perspectives.- Scripting Collaborative Learning in Agent-Based Systems.- Modeling CSCL Scripts — a Reflection on Learning Design Approaches.- Scripted Anchored Discussion of Multimedia Lecture Recordings.- Flexible Scripting in Net-Based Learning Groups.- Discussion.- Educational Perspectives.- Scripting Argumentative Knowledge Construction in Computer-Supported Learning Environments.- Supporting Collaborative Learning in Videoconferencing Using Collaboration Scripts and Content Schemes.- The Roles of Scripts in Promoting Collaborative Discourse in Learning by Design.- Educational Perspectives on Scripting CSCL.- Interdisciplinary Perspectives.- Designing Integrative Scripts.- The Interplay of Internal and External Scripts.- Discussion.