Scaffolding Online Discourse in Collaborative Ill-Structured Problem-Solving for Innovation
Scaffolding Online Discourse in Collaborative Ill-Structured Problem-Solving for Innovation
Author(s): Deller James Ferreira, Gilberto Lacerda dos SantosSubject(s): Education
Published by: Vilniaus Universiteto Leidykla
Keywords: scaffolding; creativity; collaboration; Ill-structured problem-solving; innovation; productive online discourse; transaction
Summary/Abstract: This work highlights the importance of verbal creativity, providing a productive online discourse definition, in which students intertwine convergent and divergent thinking by means of a transactional and controversial dialog. Developing the formulated productive online discourse definition, it is also presented and evaluated, an original scaffolding process designed here to further collaborative knowledge building, during ill-structured problem-solving, focusing on creativity and innovation. Evidence from qualitative online discourse analysis indicated an improvement in the knowledge building processes, and knowledge advancement and deepening after teacher’s scaffolding.
Journal: Informatics in Education - An International Journal
- Issue Year: 8/2009
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 173-190
- Page Count: 18
- Language: English
