A collaborative multimedia annotation tool for enhancing knowledge sharing in CSCL

作者：Yang Stephen J H^*; Zhang Jia; Su Addison Y S; Tsai Jeffrey J P

来源：Interactive Learning Environments, 2011, 19(1): 45-62.

DOI：10.1080/10494820.2011.528881

• collaboration
• multimedia annotation
• knowledge sharing
• computer supported collaborative learning

Knowledge sharing in computer supported collaborative learning (CSCL) requires intensive social interactions among participants, typically in the form of annotations. An annotation refers to an explicit expression of knowledge that is attached to a document to reveal the conceptual meanings of an annotator's implicit thoughts. In this research, we develop a Semantic Web and Web services-supported multimedia tool to facilitate collaborative annotation sharing in the context of CSCL. Our experimental results demonstrate that our tool can facilitate knowledge sharing and improve participating students' reading comprehension: it helps participants to raise good questions and provide proper answers through the practice of reading, commenting, reviewing, and discussion.

• 出版日期2011
• 单位中央民族大学