Web-based Collaborative Learning in School Mathematics

It is now believed that mathematical knowledge is created through collaborative learning,
rather than something individual. This is based on social constructivism in recent years. 
And teachers have come to accept their new position of an advisor to the students as shown 
by Vygotsky's "Zone of proximal development". 
Through using a distributed network such as the Internet, its very features are effectively 
utilized and allows the externalization of the student's knowledge. These knowledge can then 
be shared and this learning method is in accordance with the present idea of how learning occurs. 
Thus, we have researched on web-based collaborative learning on school mathematics from 1998 
focusing on this point.

○An Experimental Collaboration

We developed a environment of experimental collaborative learning with support of Koshikawa
laboratory, Faculty of Education, Chiba University.   If you need a password to go to
the page of collaborative learning, please send a mail to Nagai.

Web-based Collaborative Learning in School Mathematics

○Collaborative learning with Junior High School Students in Kobe City

We have been beginning a collaboration with Sumiyoshi Junior High School. Students at Two schools
think and discuss the questions and the points not to understand in mathematics
learning.   If you need a password to go to the page of collaborative learning, please send
a mail to Nagai.

Web-based Collaborative Learning in School Mathematics, 1999

○Chiba University-Department of Education affiliated Junior High school 
   will be newly applied to our project in 2000.

Although mathematics collaborative learning has been advanced until now by two schools,
Nagaura junior high school, Sumiyoshi junior high school and Chiba University
affiliated junior high school will participate in collaborative learning newly with guidance of
Mr. Junichiro Nagata in 2000. Please wait and see.

Web-based Collaborative Learning in School Mathematics, 2000 

LINKS

 

CSILE Home Page



（　Ontario Institute for Studies in

           Education of the University of Toronto (OISE/UT) 　  ）
Kanji AKAHORI's laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology
（　We are given the guidance and suggestion about the research 

    of collaborative study on the Web.                          )
Masahiro NARITA's laboratory, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Education Yamanashi
University

　（　He is managing a arithmetic and mathematics mailing list, also tackling
      the collaborative study on the Web.　　　        　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   　　　）

Sumiyoshi School Attached to Department of Human Development, Kobe
University

  （　We have been advancing the joint research about the collaborative study
      on the Internet from 1999.  　   　                                                           ）

Jun OHSHIMA's home page, Dept. of Computing in Education Faculty of
Education, Shizuoka Univ

  （　He was studying with the developer of CSILE in University of Toronto.
      The paper relevant to CSCL can be read on-line.　　   　　                  　   　） 

CSILE Project in Japan



（　Everyone can get the outline of the CSILE Project in Japan. ）
Jun Virtual Lab（The Page of Cognition, Education, Computer and CSCL)

  （　Osaka University graduate student Mr. Jun Nakahara's page. The link
      relevant to CSCL is substantial.         　　　　　　　　　　　                       　　）


Nagai's Home Page 
Nagaura Junior High School Home Page 
Mathematics Room, Faculty of Education Chiba University
E-mail