Welcome to the CSCL2009 dialog blog!

It is our great pleasure to welcome you on the CSCL2009 pre-conference dialogue blog!

The purpose of the blog is to facilitate the dialogue between the authors and other participants of the conference, before, during and after CSCL 2009 conference. There is a post –containing the abstract along with a link to the full text- for every paper that will be presented at the conference. You can view the abstract of a paper, read the full text, post your comments and/or questions, exchange ideas…

Tags associated with the types of the papers have been assigned to the relative posts so that you have the choice of filtering the content you want to read. Just click on a tag and all posts concerning the papers of the corresponding category will be displayed on the main blog’s page. You can then scroll through the posts of this certain category until you find the one(s) you are interested in. All tags are displayed in the tags block on the right column of the blog’s page.

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(a) Regarding the paper category:

  • ΑF (full papers)
  • AFI (full papers that will be presented in interactive format)
  • API (short papers that will be presented in interactive format)
  • AS (short papers)
  • ASP (posters)

(b) Regarding award nominees:

  • BPN (Best Paper Nominee)
  • BSPN (Best Student Paper Nominee)
  • BTDN (Best Technology Design Nominee)

(c) Regarding the conference sessions:

  • PS_1: Analyzing Group Cognition in CSCL Practises
  • PS_2: Scripts & Scaffolds
  • PS_3: Argumentation & Problem Based Learning
  • PS_4: Tabletops and tangibles
  • PS_5: Teacher Professional Development & Communities of Practice
  • PS_6: Discussion & Conflict Resolution
  • PS_7: Approaches to Analyzing Interaction
  • PS_8: Games and Simulations
  • PS_9: Evaluating Computer-Mediated Learning
  • PS_10: Knowledge Building & Virtual Learning Environments
  • PS_11: Science Education & Problem Based Learning
  • PS_12: Learning Processes & Games
  • PS_13: Handhelds & mCSCL
  • PS_14: Scripts & Adaptation
  • PS_15: Mathematics & Science Education
  • PS_16: Case studies in Higher Education
  • PS_17: Data Mining and Process Analysis
  • PS_18: Shared displays & workspaces
  • PS_19: Social Software/wikis
  • PS_20: Professional Development
  • PS_21: : Peer Awareness for Assessment, Coaching & Coordination
  • PS_22: Web 2.0, Wikis & Knowledge building
  • PS_23: Awareness & Self regulation
  • PS_24: Knowledge Construction & Gaming Practices

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    Arguing on the Computer in Scientific and Non-Scientific Domains

    • Iordanou, Kalypso, Teachers College, Columbia University
    • Deanna Kuhn, Teachers College, Columbia University

    A method is employed to promote development of argumentation skills utilizing instant-messaging software as the medium of discourse. A major question investigated is transfer of argumentation skills across content domains. Forty sixth graders engaged in electronic discourse on a controversial topic, for half dinosaur extinction (the science topic) and for the other half homeschooling (the social topic). Participants collaborated with a same-side peer in arguing against successive pairs of peers on the opposing side of an issue; in addition they engaged in some reflective activities. Another 18 sixth graders served in a control condition. Although transfer occurred in both directions, science condition participants exhibited transfer of skills to the social topic to a greater extent than did social condition participants to the science topic. Results show the transfer of developing skills but also suggest the importance as well as feasibility of fostering argument skills in physical as well as social science domains.
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