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Knowledge Construction in E-learning Context: CSCL, ODL, ICT and SNA in education

### Proceedings of the Conference Knowledge Construction in E-learning Context: CSCL, ODL, ICT and SNA in education (2008)

#### Cesena, Italy, September 1-2, 2008.

Edited by

### Maria Cristina Matteucci *
Andrea Omicini +
Elena Nardini +
Pietro Gaffuri *

* Department of Education - Faculty of Psychology
ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - University of Bologna, Bologna - Cesena, Italy
+ Department of Electronics, Informatics and Systems (DEIS) - The Second Faculty of Engineering
ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - University of Bologna, Bologna - Cesena, Italy

Proceedings in a single PDF file (~11MB)

# Table of Contents

Preface
Maria Cristina MATTEUCCI
Welcome Talk

About collaborative e-learning
Felice CARUGATI
Department of Education
ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

### Symposium "SOCIAL NETWORKS AND PROMOTION OF KNOWLEDGE CONSTRUCTION THROUGH E-LEARNING TOOLS"

#### Session chair: FELICE CARUGATI, Department of Education - Faculty of Psychology, University of Bologna

1. Social networks and knowledge construction promotion in e-learning contexts
   M. C. MATTEUCCI, C. TOMASETTO, F. CARUGATI, P. SELLERI
2. Collaborative online learning: A heterogeneous phenomenon
   B. KOPP, H. MANDL
3. Agent-Based Collaboration Systems: a Case Study
   E. NARDINI, A. OMICINI

### Symposium "ICT ISSUES AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN EDUCATION"

#### Session chair: MIRKO VIROLI, Department of Electronics, Informatics and Systems (DEIS), University of Bologna

1. Le web 2.0 et les musées des sciences: quel accès à la culture scientifique?
   E. ROJAS, G.VIDAL
2. The construction of knowledge through gaming. How to engage university students in the understanding of the historical developments of knowledge and scholarship via playing and networking
   E. MOSCHINI
3. E-learning by Doing with Computational Logic
   F. CHESANI, A. CIAMPOLINI, P. MELLO
4. Open Education and virtual communities: an experience
   A. FINI, A. FORMICONI, A. GIORNI, N. S. PIRRUCCELLO, E. SPADAVECCHIA, E. ZIBORDI
5. Open Source LMS and Web 2.0 for supplementary teaching: an experience
   E. SPADAVECCHIA

### Symposium "E-LEARNING EXPERIMENTAL PROJECTS"

#### Session Chair: ERNO LEHTINEN, University of Turku

1. A problematic teaching model for the implementation of e-learning formative pathways
   L. GUERRA, M. FABBRI, G. MAERAN
2. A web-based learning tool for applied mathematics disciplines
   F. GIANNINO, M. R. GUARRACINO, V. M. MONETTI, L. RANDAZZO, G. TORALDO
3. OVIDE-project: Methods of using online video in teacher education
   G. DUCOS, P. VUORINEN, P. VROEGOP
4. Improving the quality of education in Palestine through e-learning and ICT: the bottom-up approach for a sustainable pedagogy
   E. PACETTI
5. Laboratory door opens to non-formal learning communities. Science centres as mediators
   G. ANYFANDI, V. LAOPODIS, V. KOULAIDIS, N. APOSTOLOPOULOS, V. DE SEMIR, D. MARKOVITSI, X. TSILIBARIS
6. iVideo — Interactive Videos as an Instrument for E-Learning and Knowledge Construction
   F. LEHNER, C. ROßNAGEL

### Symposium "SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS"

#### Session chair: ELVIS MAZZONI, Department of Education - Faculty of Psychology, University of Bologna

1. Virtual teams and preferential attachment for intrinsic motivation
   B. RIENTIES, D.T. TEMPELAAR, B. GIESBERS, M. SEGERS, W.H. GIJSELAERS
2. Knowledge Construction for Science Jobs: Employing Network Analysis to Identify the Scaffold of Competencies
   G. NEOFOTISTOS, N. KASTIS
3. Monitoring and Analyzing collaboration in e-learning environment: two case studies applied to vocational training
   F. CARUGATI, P. SELLERI, M. C. MATTEUCCI, C. TOMASETTO, E. MAZZONI, P. GAFFURI

### Symposium "E-LEARNING AND KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION IN CONTEXT"

#### Session chair: LISE VIEIRA, University of Bordeux III Michel de Montaigne — "CEMICGRESIC"

1. Interaction humaine et e-learning en contextes universitaires
   S. ROUISSI, L. VIEIRA
2. eLearning: l'innovation pédagogique des enseignants qui utilisent une plate-forme numérique
   A. LIETART
3. For e-learning, also the « e » is important
   S. AGOSTINELLI
4. Conquérir une autonomie en communication. Une plateforme de formation à distance pour des publics en difficulté en lecture et écriture
   Y. ARDOUREL
5. E-Learning: les stratégies managériales des organisations et les potentialisations d'acteurs. Paradoxes entre déterminisme technologique, hypermatérialité et coopération
   C. PASCAL

### Symposium "TEACHING AND LEARNING THROUGH ICT AND COMPUTER SUPPORTED COLLABORATIVE LEARNING (CSCL)"

#### Session Chair: CARLO TOMASETTO, Department of Education - Faculty of Psychology, University of Bologna

1. Cost-effectiveness analysis applied to a blended-learning-model
   M. LOI, A. CATTANEO
2. Quality in eLearning. Some results from a national research program
   P. GHISLANDI, A. PEDRONI, D. PAOLINO, D. FRANCESCHINI
3. Cultural capital, learning and ICT in a southern Italian university
   B. ARCANGELI, P. DIANA
4. Argument elaboration during structured and unstructured dyadic chat discussion in secondary school
   T. SALMINEN, M. MARTTUNEN, L. LAURINEN
5. Collaborative Knowledge Construction in Online Vocational Teacher Education
   R. MÄKELÄ , M. MYLLYLÄ, H. TORP
6. Supporting learners collaborative knowledge construction by external representations
   B. ERTL, B. KOPP, H. MANDL
7. Collaborative strategies in on line communities of in-service teachers
   L. GIANNANDREA, T. MAGNATERRA
8. Learning translation strategies in a CSCL framework
   V. GABALLO
9. From daily language to scientific jargon: the role of peer interaction in web forum
   P. NICOLINI, T. LAPUCCI
10. Effects of individual prior knowledge on collaborative knowledge construction and individual learning outcomes
    B. ERTL, H. MANDL
11. ScribaLab Ver. 2.0
    N. S. PIRRUCCELLO, G. TRAMONTANA

### Acknowledgements

The conference was organized within the framework of the Socrates – Minerva project “Social networks and knowledge construction promotion in e-learning contexts” 229692-CP-1-2006-1-IT-MINERVA-M (http://minerva.ing2.unibo.it/).
Disclaimer: This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

8-Oct-2008: submitted by Elena Nardini
8-Oct-2008: published on CEUR-WS.org