This blog explores the effects of emotions on collaborative learning in the Problem Based Learning groups. In this regard, the blog revisits the hierarchical iterative fork-join collaboration model and superimposes this model with the effect of emotions. Let’s start by looking at the vital prerequisites to a successful educational experience in higher education, which isContinue reading “Topic 4: Emotional Presence in Collaborative Learning”

Learning in modern digitalized world depends not only on obtaining knowledge personally from non-digital (e.g, non-digital books) and digital sources (e.g., internet), but also on applying the knowledge that is acquired from other individuals and groups by means of collaboration. In this way, knowledge is created within the groups by means of collaboration and isContinue reading “Topic 3: Learning in Communities – Thoughts on Effective Collaborative Learning”

When you are learning a computer programming language, the very first program that you write is to display the text “Hello World” on computer screen. There are different variations of this text, e.g., “Hello Moon” or “Hello Mars” depending on personal liking and taste ☺. Well, the point here is that I wanted to start […]

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