Web 2.0 supported collaborative learning activities: towards an affordance perspective

Andreas Kuswara; Andrew Cram; Debbie Richards

Web 2.0 supported collaborative learning activities: towards an affordance perspective

Andreas Kuswara, Andrew Cram, Debbie Richards

School of Computing

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding contribution › peer-review

Abstract

Web 2.0 provides social software that is intuitively appealing for supporting collaborative learning. However, as revealed in our pilot case study, simply making Web 2.0 tools available or even mandating their usage does not guarantee that students will use the tools for collaborative learning. Even the use of a framework such as Activity Theory to guide the design of the unit did not ensure collaborative learning mediated by the technology. We propose that an affordances perspective may offer the guidance needed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 3rd International LAMS & Learning Design Conference 2008
Subtitle of host publication	perspectives on Learning Design
Editors	Leanne Cameron, James Dalziel
Place of Publication	Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
Publisher	LAMS Foundation, Macquarie University
Pages	70-80
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Print)	9781741383041
Publication status	Published - 2008
Event	International LAMS and Learning Design Conference (3rd : 2008) - Sydney, Australia Duration: 5 Dec 2008 → 5 Dec 2008

Conference

Conference	International LAMS and Learning Design Conference (3rd : 2008)
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Sydney
Period	5/12/08 → 5/12/08

Keywords

affordance
web 2.0
collaborative learning
activity theory
learning design

Cite this

Kuswara, Andreas ; Cram, Andrew ; Richards, Debbie. / Web 2.0 supported collaborative learning activities : towards an affordance perspective. Proceedings of the 3rd International LAMS & Learning Design Conference 2008: perspectives on Learning Design. editor / Leanne Cameron ; James Dalziel. Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia : LAMS Foundation, Macquarie University, 2008. pp. 70-80

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Kuswara, A, Cram, A & Richards, D 2008, Web 2.0 supported collaborative learning activities: towards an affordance perspective. in L Cameron & J Dalziel (eds), Proceedings of the 3rd International LAMS & Learning Design Conference 2008: perspectives on Learning Design. LAMS Foundation, Macquarie University, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, pp. 70-80, International LAMS and Learning Design Conference (3rd : 2008), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 5/12/08.

Web 2.0 supported collaborative learning activities : towards an affordance perspective. / Kuswara, Andreas; Cram, Andrew; Richards, Debbie.

Proceedings of the 3rd International LAMS & Learning Design Conference 2008: perspectives on Learning Design. ed. / Leanne Cameron; James Dalziel. Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia : LAMS Foundation, Macquarie University, 2008. p. 70-80.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding contribution › peer-review

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