Potential implementation of cooperative learning via virtual communication

Within the widespread paradigm of life-long teaming, virtual communication is estimated to play an important role not only for distance education, but also concerning educational face-to-face-teaching and hybrid settings. In this article, an overview of forms and modes of computer-mediated communica tion (CMC) is given, leading to a discussion of both, didactic criteria and technological equipment, for the promotion of computer-supported cooperati ve/collaborative teaming (CSCL).