Track Program Chairs

• Andreas HARRER, University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Germany
• Davinia HERNANDEZ-LEO, Pompeu Fabra University, Spain
• Andreas LINGNAU, German University of Applied Sciences – DHAW, Germany [coordinator]
• Deepti Reddy PATIL, NMIMS University, India

Track description and topics of interest

The Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) track focuses on the role of technology as a catalyst for social interaction and collaborative knowledge construction. Contemporary technologies—such as mobile devices, social media systems, cloud computing, web-based systems for adaptive and intelligent collaboration support, conversational agents, tangibles, and interactive tabletops—provide exciting opportunities for learners to communicate and collaborate in highly interactive learning environments. Enriched with innovative multimodal representations, these environments activate, challenge, and engage learners while stimulating knowledge-building processes. AI-powered tools, such as intelligent tutoring systems, learning analytics, and adaptive collaborative agents, further enhance these scenarios by providing personalized support, feedback, and facilitation of group interactions. Understanding these processes and their outcomes from multiple perspectives and levels remains a major challenge for CSCL researchers and educators.

The CSCL track provides a unique opportunity for researchers and practitioners in the broader field of technology-enhanced collaborative learning to present their latest work from technological, empirical, theoretical, conceptual, and design-based perspectives. We invite papers (full, short, or poster submissions) that reflect state-of-the-art research advances, spanning both the technological dimension (design and development of CSCL tools) and the pedagogical perspective (implementation of CSCL tools in authentic contexts, their impact, empirical findings, and valuable reflections).

The pandemic posed significant challenges to educational systems, prompting widescale adoption of educational technology. The lack of in-person social interaction was, at least partially, mitigated through the increased use of collaborative tools and scenarios. Therefore, we especially encourage submissions reporting on the long-term impact of collaborative tools and scenarios in post-pandemic educational contexts.

Major thematic areas of the track include:

• Empirical results of CSCL usage (lab and field studies)
• Mobile and non-standard (e.g. tabletops, furniture, wearables, peer gaze awareness) technologies for collaborative learning
• Learning analytics and interaction analysis to model, represent, and support group learning dynamics
• Adaptive/Intelligent systems to support tutoring/scaffolding/scripting in CSCL settings
• Learning Design and formalization approaches to support the CSCL perspective
• Support of (web-based) learning communities with CSCL tools
• Support of (web-based) workplace learning with CSCL tools
• Use of social media and analysis of resulting networks in CSCL scenarios
• Architectures and interoperability approaches for CSCL tools
• Co-Construction of open educational resources and connectivist MOOCs
• HCI Design issues of collaborative applications
• Connecting digital and physical resources for collaborative learning
• Internet of Things (IoT) in CSCL
• Pedagogical agents to support the CSCL perspective
• Computational thinking in CSCL settings
• Collaboration, competition and conflict in educational games, gamification of CSCL scenarios
• Teaching and Learning 21st century skills related to CSCL aspects
• Anecdotes, best practice and long-term impact of CSCL in post-pandemic teaching.
• Peer assessment / Peer reviewing

Track Program Committee

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