ACTWAN - Aligning Collaboration Tools With Academic Needs

Collaborative Tools Resources - Documents

Final Reports

• Summary
• Executive Report

Survey Results

• Student Survey (Analysis ppt)
• Faculty Survey (Analysis ppt)
• Crosstabulation of student and faculty surveys (ppt)

Research & Articles

• What is Collaborative Learning?
  Smith, Barbara Leigh, and Jean T. MacGregor. Washington Center for Improving the Quality of Undergraduate Education. 1992.
• Stigmergic Collaboration: The Evolution of Group Work
  Mark Elliott. M/C Journal 9.2 (2006). 21 Feb. 2007
• Teaching and Learning Through Online Collaboration
  Rob Ditto. Campus Technology. 1 April 2004.
• REDESIGNING a Library Space for Collaborative Learning*
  Ralph B Gabbard, Anthony Kaiser, David Kaunelis. Computers in Libraries. Westport: May 2007. Vol. 27, Iss. 5; p. 6 (6 pages)
• Small-Group Peer Teaching in an Introductory Biology Classroom*
  Jack Tessier. Journal of College Science Teaching. Washington: Jan/Feb 2007. Vol. 36, Iss. 4; p. 64 (6 pages)

• Results from other studies.
• University of Wisconsin Studies
  • 2006 UW-Madison Student Computing Survey
  • 2006 Academic Technology Survey
• Other Studies
  • Berger Survey from University of Michigan

 

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