The Four Ts of the Collaborative Classroom

Drawing on a multi-year study of using multi-touch tables in a classroom setting, this paper lays out a framework to use when designi ng and studying collaborative classrooms. The framework identified the overlapping aspects of teachers, tasks, technology and teams, as being essential features of the use of computer-sup ported collaborative learning in classrooms. We argue that the design of collaborative classroom s should take this model into account during design and evaluation phases. This paper con tributes to the Methods and Techniques strand of the Orchestrated Collaborative Classrooms Workshop.