Exploring Teacher’s Orchestration Actions in Online and In-Class Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning

Abstract

Teacher orchestration of technology-enhanced learning has received increasing attention as a factor for enhancing students’ learning gains. However, a limited number of studies have investigated the impact of learning settings on teachers’ orchestration actions. In this paper, we considered two different settings of computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) activities, namely online and in-class, and studied their influence on teachers’ orchestration actions. Data was collected from five sessions for each setting. The findings indicated that during the in-class sessions there were more teacher-individual interactions, announcements, checking participation/responses tabs, and dashboard interventions conducted by the teacher. In the online setting, however, more teacher-class interactions occurred when compared to the in-class setting. The implications of this study and its continuation are related to the consideration of the learning setting in the design, redesign, and evaluation processes of orchestration technologies.