Technology and collaboration in informal learning environments
Robbin Chapman, Leo Burd · 2002
In response to increasing concerns about the "digital divide" -- the gap between those who benefit from digital technologies and those who don't -- a growing number of community technology initiatives (CTIs) have emerged to realize the potential of digital technologies to underserved community members. Although CTIs share many common goals and procedures, there are also important differences. In this paper, we examine the role of collaborative learning and technology in two CTIs, the Computer Clubhouse (http://www.computerclubhouse.org/) and Committee for Democratization of Information Technologies Sao Paulo (http://www.cdisp.org.br/), and raise issues to be considered in the construction or improvement of effective community technology initiatives.