The general aim of the contributions to this special issue was to foster learning in computer supported collaborative learning environments by designing instructional interventions that enhance collaboration between learners.
Furthermore, we present the EVE' s communication platform, which can be used in order to support Collaborative Virtual Environments.
The ability of organisations to support collaborative working environments is of increasing importance as they move towards more distributed ways of working.
A case study is described, based on a prototype implementation of the proposed solution, to explore supporting collaborative simulation in an Internet-distributed environment.
Two versions of an external collaboration script (high vs. low structured) supporting collaborative argumentation were embedded within a Web-based collaborative inquiry learning environment.
However, research has found that in practice, students do not tend to use these features nor show evidence of building shared understanding unless they receive appropriate scaffolding or support in the technology-supported collaborative environment (Hsu et al. 2014).
This paper presents a collaborative engine, capable of supporting horizontal and vertical integration by providing a computer-supported collaborative environment.
This paper describes a group decision support system (GDSS) developed in response to the need of a computer supported collaborative work environment for implementing the value management (VM) methodology in construction briefing.
The first prerequisite to create an effective and efficient digitally supported collaborative educational environment is that the students have digital mobile equipment and access to internet-based services when needed.
Our environment supports collaborative functionality, shown in Figure 2, by displaying annotations to users within their permission groups.
Providing intelligent support and adaptive features in current learning systems has been reported in different contexts and settings, ranging from provision of courses and assessment in a range of learning environments that support collaborative, informal, ubiquitous learning (Brusilovsky et al. 1996; Graf et al. 2012; Zhuang and Kwok 2013).
