Telecollaborative Projects -- Introduction

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Introduction

Telecollaborative projects are built around three formats:

Interpersonal Exchange These focus on communication between students and peers, experts or other individuals and groups throughout the world. They include such activities as:

Telementoring

Keypals

Global classrooms

Electronic appearances

Question-and-answer activities

Information Collection and Analysis These focus on collecting information locally, then comparing, contrasting, and/or combining the data to analyze it and understand it. They include such activities as:

Information exchanges

Pooled data analysis

Database creation

Electronic publishing

Telefieldtrips

Problem-Solving These focus on solving different kinds of problems in different ways. They include such activities as:

Parallel problem solving

Social action

Information searches

Teleconferencing

Simulations


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		Introduction Telecollaborative projects are built around three formats: Interpersonal Exchange These focus on communication between students and peers, experts or other individuals and groups throughout the world. They include such activities as: Telementoring Keypals Global classrooms Electronic appearances Question-and-answer activities Information Collection and Analysis These focus on collecting information locally, then comparing, contrasting, and/or combining the data to analyze it and understand it. They include such activities as: Information exchanges Pooled data analysis Database creation Electronic publishing Telefieldtrips Problem-Solving These focus on solving different kinds of problems in different ways. They include such activities as: Parallel problem solving Social action Information searches Teleconferencing Simulations