Buder, Jürgen; Bodemer, Daniel; Dehler, Jessica; Engelmann, Tanja:
SCAN tools for collaborative learning
In: Connecting Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning to Policy and Practice: CSCSL2009 Conference Proceedings - 2009 - (Conference Proceedings ; Vol. I), pp. 606 - 615
2009book article/chapter in collection
Applied Cognitive Science
Title:
SCAN tools for collaborative learning
Author:
Buder, Jürgen;Bodemer, DanielUDE
GND
1084663724
LSF ID
53985
ORCID
0000-0003-2515-683XORCID iD
Other
connected with university
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Dehler, Jessica;Engelmann, Tanja

Abstract:

SCAN tools (Social and Cognitive Awareness and Navigation tools) inform participants about social and/or cognitive variables with respect to a group and its members. This paper describes how SCAN tools facilitate and "institutionalize" the natural processes of becoming aware about social and cognitive variables, thereby leading to adaptive behavior in collaboration. The notion of person-object relations (PORs) is introduced as the basic building block underlying both group awareness and social navigation. Four design principles of SCAN tools (response formatting, juxtaposition, aggregation/transformation, and prediction/recommendation) are discussed, and their application in CSCL scenarios is described. Finally, issues for both practical implications and use-inspired basic research on SCAN mechanisms will be explored.