NDLI: The dialectical potential of Cultural Historical Activity Theory for researching sustainable CSCL practices

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Author	Timmis, Sue
Copyright Year	2013
Abstract	This article explores conceptual and methodological challenges in researching sustainable computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) within authentic educational settings. It argues that to investigate the sustainability of CSCL in such settings, we need to understand how new innovations become enculturated as part of educational communities and the shared repertoires and practices of learners and teachers. The potential for Cultural Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) as a relational, dialectical framework for researching collaborative learning is examined. The article argues that, although CHAT is increasingly being used for researching educational settings, it is often employed only descriptively or as a set of guiding principles and the dialectical method, which focuses on emergent contradictions and tensions, is not always fully explored. An integrated conceptual and methodological CHAT framework is proposed for understanding the complex interrelations between discourse, actions and community and as a result how new technological innovations and knowledge creation practices can be appropriated and sustained. This is illustrated through the analytical processes undertaken in a recent empirical study of undergraduates working on an online collaborative research project. The article concludes by arguing that the dialectical method at the heart of CHAT is both unifying and problematizing and could allow us to develop a richer, more integrated and explanatory picture of sustainable CSCL activities.
Starting Page	7
Ending Page	32
Page Count	26
File Format	PDF
ISSN	15561607
Journal	International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning
Volume Number	9
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	15561615
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2013-08-16
Publisher Institution	International Society of the Learning Sciences
Publisher Place	Boston
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Cultural Historical Activity Theory Sustainability Dialectics Discourse Knowledge creation Community Methodology Educational Technology Learning & Instruction User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction Computers and Education Cognitive Psychology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Education Human-Computer Interaction

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