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	Edited by Dr. Lynne Schrum, University of Utah
formerly Journal of Research on Computing in Education

Volume 37 Number 1 Fall 2004

Analyzing Patterns and Relationships Around a Bond of Common Text:
Purposes, Dilemmas, and Possibilities of a Virtual Community
Amy Roberts
University of Wyoming

Abstract
The article documents a two-year interpretive case study of fourth through sixth grade students engaged in a problem-based telecollaboration exchange between classrooms in Laramie, Wyoming, and Monteverde, Costa Rica. Problem-based learning was viewed in concert with a constructivist perspective to guide examination of global issues. The investigation of participants in sites that were separated by nation, language, and culture informed a framework for problem-based learning collectively across international boundaries. Issues of access to computer mediated technology in a world context and the importance of an agreed upon language of communication were also examined.

Contributors
Amy Roberts is an associate professor in the College of Education and an adjunct professor in the Department of International Studies at the University of Wyoming. Her research focus is international education, specifically in studies of contrasting school systems that foster the integration of knowledge across the curriculum and the interconnection of global issues on local levels. She has lived and taught at the K­16 levels in Thailand, Taiwan, Costa Rica, and the United States.

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Contact
Amy Roberts
University of Wyoming
College of Education
Education Building 108
P.O. Box 3374
Laramie, WY 82071
aroberts@uwyo.edu

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