, and psychological perspectives. Rather than attempting to cover exhaustively all the related perspectives, in this survey article, we focus on the technological issues. A number of technology issues are discussed, including distributed learning, collaborative learning, distributed content management, mobile

) which addresses some of these. INVITE is a collaborative European project which offers a platform for synchronous e-learning, providing users with the functionality which supports collaborative learning processes through distributed virtual environments. It provides groups with opportunities to immerse

The Web is the most pervasive collaborative technology in widespread use today; and its use to support eLearning has been highly successful. There are many web-based Virtual Learning Environments such as WebCT, FirstClass, and BlackBoard as well as associated web-based Managed Learning Environments

etc. Thus, understanding the ideas and techniques behind these systems could be of great importance in the contribution of ideas to our e-learning environment for collaborative working. In this investigation, collaborative working environments from theoretical and practical perspectives are considered

the design processes and learning outcomes of 24 collaborating participant pairs (dyads) using 2 contrasting types of video tools for history learning. The advanced video tool WebDIVER supported segmenting, editing, and annotating capabilities. In the contrasting condition, students used a simple video

, in the classroom, as means to support the learning process. We have started deploying the application in a Multivariate Calculus course at our institution in order to test its pedagogical impact. The system allows the interaction between an instructor and a group of students using heterogeneous mobile devices

This paper describes a design and implementation of a distributed collaborative learning environment that supports various multimedia documents. Publishers and subscribed readers can share these documents over the Internet. The documents can be rendered in various required formats, for example HTML

There is growing interest among educators in studying communities of learning and practice, particularly those supporting a social construction of knowledge through collaboration assisted by information technologies. We are currently investigating one such community in the context of high

The usefulness of roles to support small group performance can often be read; however, their effect is rarely empirically assessed. This article reports the effects of functional roles on group performance, efficiency, and collaboration during computer-supported collaborative learning. A comparison

Field studies show that in many learning settings paper has intrinsic advantages over electronic documents. In this paper we present concepts for the collaborative annotation and structuring of paper documents and digital documents in both distributed and co-located settings. The CoScribe prototype