Applying adaptive swarm intelligence technology with structuration in web-based collaborative learning

Computers and Education

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 789-799

  Huang, Yueh Min ^a   Liu, Chien Hung ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Collaborative learning; Computer mediated communication; Distributed learning environments; Learning communities

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR AUTOMATA; DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; INTEROPERABILITY; SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS; SWITCHING CIRCUITS;

COLLABORATIVE LEARNING; COLLABORATIVE LEARNING ACTIVITIES; COLLABORATIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS; COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; DISTRIBUTED LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS; LEARNING COMMUNITIES; LEARNING EFFECTIVENESS; MULTI AGENTS; SELF-ORGANIZING BEHAVIORS; STRUCTURATION; SWARM INTELLIGENCES; TECHNOLOGICAL SUPPORTS; WEB-BASED LEARNING; WEB-BASED LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS;

EDUCATION;

EID: 60449116030     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2008.12.002     Document Type: Article

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