Design and use of a networked 3D-learning environment: the situated conditions of awareness information
by Ingeborg Krange, Annita Fjuk
International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management (IJHRDM), Vol. 4, No. 1, 2004

Abstract: Recent research has to a limited extent explored the situated conditions of different kinds of awareness information in distributed collaborative learning environments. We approach this issue by developing a set of design principles related to a networked 3D-learning environment. The principles constitute the following relationships outlined from socio-cultural perspectives: actor-object, object-object, and actor-actor. In these relationships among students, we illustrate how awareness information is shaped and developed throughout their social interactions during task solving. We conclude by emphasising the importance of meta-communicative actions as part of meaningful knowledge construction in distributed collaboration. In addition, we identify four tensions between the design principles and the actual knowledge construction.

Online publication date: Mon, 10-May-2004

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