International/Multicultural Perspectives
on Collaborative Learning
As with any topic in education, collaborative learning has an international/ multicultual perspective. Several countries have been practicing collaborative learning successfully. The following page lists books, journal, and websites that demonstrate both international and multicultural uses of collaborative learning.

References

Allaei, Sara Kurtz. Exploring the Dynamics of Cross-Cultural Collaboration in Writing Classrooms. 1990. Source: Writing Instructor. v10 n1. p19-28 Fall 1990.

Katz, Lilian G., Ed. Reflections on the Reggio Emilia Approach. Perspectives from ERIC/EECE: A Monograph Series No. 6. 1994. 135 p.; 2 microfiche cards.


Web Sites

Collaborative Learning Environments Page at the University of Tokushima, Japan http://www-yano.is.tokushima-u.ac.jp/member/ayala/gracile.html

Deliberations Magazine on Collaborative Learning http://www.lgu.ac.uk/deliberations/collab.learning/index.cgi

Cross-cultural/Interdisciplinary Example of a Collaborative Learning School http://www.erols.com/xischina/nscl/nscl.htm

Project- Collaborative Learning through Computer Conferencing http://cleo.murdoch.edu.au/asu/edtech/caut94/collab-learn.html

Information Technology Institute Curriculum using Collaborative Learning in Business http://www.aci.ns.ca/collaborative.html

Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning: Issues for Research http://www.cs.usask.ca/grads/vsk719/academic/890/project2/project2.html

The Internet and Multimedia in Teaching and Learning: Cognitive Tools for the 21st Century http://www.uta.fi/konferenssi/itk97/luentomateriaalia/reeves-2/index.htm

A Research Paper on Collaborative Learning in a Latino School http://www.ematusov.com/final.paper.pub/_pwfsfp/00000038.htm

A Description of Collaborative Learning at a Systemic Level in Canada http://www.cbe.ab.ca/ch_supt/clc.htm

Deliberations Collaborative Learning Site http://www.lgu.ac.uk/deliberations/collab.learning/frames_index.html

Austrailian Collaboprative Learning site http://www.peg.apc.org/~iearn/frames/welcome.html


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