Applying Activity Theory to CSCL and work-based activities in corporate settings

Collis, Betty and Margaryan, Anoush (2004) Applying Activity Theory to CSCL and work-based activities in corporate settings. Educational Technology Research & Development, 52 (4). pp. 38-52. ISSN 1042-1629

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Abstract:	Business needs in many corporations call for learning outcomes that involve problem solutions, and creating and sharing new knowledge within worksplace situation that may involve collaboration among members of a team. We argue that work-based activities (WBA) and computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) are appropriate components for courses in such learning situations. Via this approach, collaborative work situations become the core of a course. We further describe how activity theory can provide a framework for the design of courses that involve WBA and CSCL as part of a workplace-oriented activity system for learning. The use of this design approach for courses offered by the Learning and Leadership Development organization of Shell International Exploration and Production is described and an example is elaborated. Finally, we identify four main issues and challenges that arose during the use of the design approach.
Item Type:	Article
Copyright:	© Association for Educational Communications and Technology
Research Group:	Technological Support for Strategy, Learning and Change (TSLC)
Link to this item:	http://purl.utwente.nl/publications/48611
Official URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02504717
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