Design Science Research (DSR) for CSCL

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The editors propose importing Design Science Research from Information Systems into CSCL. DSR holds, quoting the editorial, that "knowledge is possible and valuable not only in abstract form but also in the form of artefacts," with design theories as mid-range theories accounting for why an artefact works, under which circumstances and for whom. Artefacts worth building must be motivated by deep problem understanding and rigorous analysis of existing solutions, and designed iteratively with prototyping and formative evaluation. The editorial invites designs, including via a new Short Paper format.

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• Adopt a design science stance so that artefacts and design theories both count as knowledge in CSCL research: The editors propose importing Design Science Research from Information Systems into CSCL. DSR holds, quoting the editorial, that "knowledge is possible and valuable not only in abstract form but also in the form of artefacts," with design theories as mid-range theories accounting for why an artefact works, under which circumstances and for whom. Artefacts worth building must be motivated by deep problem understanding and rigorous analysis of existing solutions, and designed iteratively with prototyping and formative evaluation. The editorial invites designs, including via a new Short Paper format. (Michael J. Baker (2024))

Claims

• The editors report that knowledge brokering via collaborative entanglement is more successful than linear knowledge transfer for mobilising education research [+W]

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Key Sources

• Michael J. Baker, Peter Reimann. (2024). CSCL has come of age. Intern. J. Comput.-Support. Collab. Learn (2024) 19:1–10. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11412-024-09419-2

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title	Design Science Research (DSR) for CSCL
description	The editors propose importing Design Science Research from Information Systems into CSCL.
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