Digalo¶
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Evidence · 3 claims (2 for, 1 mixed) · 2 studies (1 qualitative, 1 design),q2· 0 of 2 report an effect size · 3 claims rest on one study
Description¶
Digalo is a graphical computer-supported collaborative-learning and argumentation tool developed for organizing learners' shared dialogue and representations across activity phases.
Components¶
- Graphical shared workspace for argumentative discussion: A CSCL tool consisting of a shared drawing area and a graphical notation system supporting specific kinds of communicative acts. Students choose contribution cards (labeled 'argument pro', 'argument contra', and 'source'), add textual messages, use comment windows for elaboration, and connect cards with links. The graphical modality is synchronous while the textual modality is quasi-synchronous, meaning "a participant can not be interrupted when he formulates a textual contribution." (Overdijk et al. (2008))
Claims¶
- Using graphical tools within a phased activity can enhance learners' dialogical skills, as illustrated with Digalo [+M]
- The two phases of the argumentative task required different organizing principles, and groups changed or failed to change accordingly [~W]
- Weak initial organization enables experimentation with alternative graphical organizing principles [+W]
Related Products and Programmes¶
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Key Sources¶
- MULLER MIRZA, Nathalie et al. (2007). Using graphical tools in a phased activity for enhancing dialogical skills: An example with Digalo. International journal of computer-supported collaborative learning, vol. 2, n° 2-3, p. 247–272. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11412-007-9021-5
- Overdijk, M. & van Diggelen, W. (2008). Appropriation of a shared workspace: Organizing principles and their application. Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11412-008-9038-4
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Digalo is a graphical computer-supported collaborative-learning and argumentation tool developed for organizing learners' shared dialogue and representations across activity phases. |
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