Abstract
This paper introduces Collage, a high-level IMS-LD compliant authoring tool that is specialized for CSCL
(Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning). Nowadays CSCL is a key trend in e-learning since it
highlights the importance of social interactions as an essential element of learning. CSCL is an
interdisciplinary domain, which demands participatory design techniques that allow teachers to get directly
involved in design activities. Developing CSCL designs using LD is a difficult task for teachers since LD is
a complex technical specification and modelling collaborative characteristics can be tricky. Collage helps
teachers in the process of creating their own potentially effective collaborative Learning Designs by reusing
and customizing patterns, according to the requirements of a particular learning situation. These patterns,
called Collaborative Learning Flow Patterns (CLFPs), represent best practices that are repetitively used by
practitioners when structuring the flow of (collaborative) learning activities. An example of an LD that can
be created using Collage is illustrated in the paper. Preliminary evaluation results show that teachers with
experience in CL but without LD knowledge, can successfully design real collaborative learning
experiences using Collage.
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