Keywords: history, Finnish language, progressive inquiry, collaboartive learning, web-based learning environment

The project was focusing on history, the Empire of Rome in Ancient time. During the project students examine how the picture of the world developed and how the society was organised in the Emipre of Rome. The work was organised according the pedagogical model of progressive inquiry. Students were using Synergeia web-based learning environment supporting their collaborative work.

Posted by Teemu Leinonen at 10/03/2003

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Keywords: design, technology, CSCW, CSCL

The course was a production oriented design course. The project was meant to produce some new concepts or design proposals for the Computer Supported Collaborative Learning and Work field.

Posted by Teemu Leinonen at 27/02/2003

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Keywords: diversity, collaboration, 3-dimensional construction

The study course / project was focusing on the theme of diversity, starting from a general question "Do you think it's better to be different or equal?".

Students collaborated sharing ideas and reflections on diversity and building a virtual city, their Ideal City, whose name was Diversity-town, in which different people could live all together. In order to this they used a software called AWEDU (aw educational- www.activeworlds.com) for tridimensional construction and Synergeia to discuss and share information.

The course was arranged by teachers and researchers. The classrooms activities were organized during workshops. The teachers and researchers also discussed about learning contents and methods using Synergeia software. There were 74 students and 3 teachers taking part in the project. Moreover, in each class, there was an observer (a last year undergraduate) that supported the activity and collected observation data. Students were 13 years old.

Posted by Giedre Kligyte at 26/02/2003

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