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Karel Kreijns¹, Paul A Kirschner, Wim Jochems

¹Department of Informatics, Open Universiteit Nederland, The Netherlands. karel.kreijns@ou.nl

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Social interaction is key for effective asynchronous group learning. This study introduces instruments to measure sociability, social space, and social presence in computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) environments.

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Area of Science:

Educational Technology
Social Psychology
Human-Computer Interaction

Background:

Group learning effectiveness in asynchronous settings relies heavily on social interaction.
Educators often overlook social dynamics, focusing primarily on cognitive aspects and task-oriented contexts.
This narrow focus influences the design of computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) environments, leading to functional but not necessarily sociable platforms.

Purpose of the Study:

To design and implement sociable CSCL environments that foster social interaction.
To investigate the relationship between sociability, social space, and social presence in collaborative learning.
To develop and validate instruments for measuring these key social variables in distributed learning groups.

Main Methods:

Utilized a theoretical framework based on an ecological approach to social interaction.
Focused on concepts of social affordances, CSCL environment sociability, and social presence theory.
Constructed and validated three instruments to measure sociability, social space, and social presence in synchronous and asynchronous collaborating groups.

Main Results:

The developed instruments show potential utility in measuring sociability, social space, and social presence.
Findings indicate a correlation between higher sociability and increased social interaction, potentially leading to a sound social space.
The study provides initial measures for crucial social dynamics in CSCL environments.

Conclusions:

Sociable CSCL environments are proposed as a means to enhance social interaction and establish a positive social space.
The validated instruments represent a foundational step in quantifying social dynamics within collaborative online learning.
Further research is needed to build upon these initial measures and fully understand their implications for effective e-learning.