Computer-supported collaborative learning : best practices and principles for instructors

SECTION I: SETTING THE STAGE: Designing Web-based training courses to maximize learning / Traci Sitzmann, Katherine Ely, and Robert Wisher

Collaborative vs. cooperative learning: the instructor's role in computer supported collaborative learning / Orlando J. Olivares

SECTION II: STUDENT DEVELOPMENT CASE STUDIES: Developing a community of practice in an online research lab / Stephanie W. Cawthon and Alycia L. Harris

The case method and collaborative learning / Stephanie L. Brooke

Preparing online instructors: beyond using the technology / Evelyn S. Johnson and Jane Pitcock

Collaborative work in online learning environments: critical issues, dynamics, and challenges / Erman Yukselturk and Kursat Cagiltay

The social psychology of online collaborative learning: the good, the bad, and the awkward / Donna Ashcraft and Thomas Treadwell

SECTION III: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CASE STUDIES: Collaborative learning among faculty: using course management systems to support faculty development / Ellen L. Nuffer

Development of online distributed training: practical considerations and lesson learned / Eileen B. Entin, Jason Sidman and Lisa Neal

SECTION IV: DIVERSITY IN CSCL ENVIRONMENTS: Gender and diversity in collaborative virtual teams / Anna Michailidou and Anastasios Economides

Student motivation in internatioal collaboration: to participate or not to participate? / Janice Whatley, Elena Zaitseva and Danuta Zakrzewska

Help me, help you: a triple track approach to maximizing collaborative learning in complex, cross-national virtual teams / Derrick L. Cogburn and Nanette S. Levinson

SECTION V: LOOKING FORWARD: Developing shared mental models in computer-supported collaborative learning / Marissa L. Shuffler and Gerald F. Goodwin

Practical strategies for assessing the quality of collaborative learner engagement / John LeBaron and Carol Bennett