Structuring interaction Tools for structuring asynchronous discussion Instead of plane discussion forums these tools are designed for supporting productive discussion. The tool is nothing without a pedagogical scenario defining roles, topics, rules and dialogue patterns. Young reporters for the environment is an environmental education programme designed for secondary school students. Investigation teams are groups of 3 to 6 schools from at least 3 different countries.
Students can enter text and graphic notes into the database on any topic their teacher has created.
Various note formats and supports have been designed to enhance the potential of the communal database for collaborative knowledge-building. Pair interaction Belvedere by Daniel Suthers . Picture your students learning reflective inquiry skills by working together in teams to research and report on real scientific problems. The effect of this structuration by the interface seems however less important than the way the task structures the interaction. Large groups Phase X at the ETHZ Architecture Faculty, CAAD group.