Learning in Communities – Networked Collaborative Learning

The advancement of Information and Communication Technology has transformed all aspects of human life including social, economic, political, cultural and educational context. Advancement of computer based technologies has changed and improved the entire learning and teaching system especially in Universities where networked classrooms offer an innovative solution into competence based education characterized by high rate of interactivity, collaborative learning spaces in conjunction with new pedagogical approaches in teaching (Frick and Bezuidenhout, 2014) . Networked Collaborative Learning Collaborative learning can simply be described as the practice of building up new knowledge and capabilities through an interaction of more than one person trying to explore a new phenomenon together through a well networked environment. This practice is more than a simple relationship of sharing information to accomplish a certain project but rather in involves an individual collaborative mind...