To See slide shows on on-line collaboration, click here Practical Applications Use of Groupware for Teaching Economics . Steven Greenlaw . Journal of Economic Education Vol. Forum creates a common, hypertext workspace, similar to a World Wide Web page, but accessible only to authorized participants. All papers, questions, and other comments by the participants become part of the workspace, which can include both text and graphical information.
Forum is inexpensive, easy to learn, and easy to use.
The software is flexible and allows the instructor to tailor the Forum environment to fit the needs of the class. A taxonomy for Critical Thinking in Electronic Discussions. This draft explains why collaborative learning via computer conferencing is important. It develops a novel taxonomy of critical thinking and presents an initial analysis of postings using this taxonomy. The Better Way to Use Computer Conferencing in Education and Training.