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SynergyNet
The SynergyNet project was based at the University of Durham, UK. The project explored the potential of multi-touch tables in supporting collaborative learning in classroom settings. The project ran from 2009-2013. For more information, see the SynergyNet website.
The studies conducted as part of this project ranged from examining the differences in interactions between paper-based and multi-touch tasks, exploration of the use of multi-touch tables to facilitate joint representations during problem solving, examining tools to support teacher's intervention during group tasks, and the emergence of leadership during collaborative tasks. A complete list of Mercier's publication from this project is available below.
Funding Source
The project funded through the UK’s Teaching and Learning Research Programme (TLRP) Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) Phase 5, funded jointly by the ESRC and EPSRC, grant number RES-139-25-0400.
Mercier, E., Vourloumi, G. & Higgins, S. (2017) Student interactions and the
development of ideas in multi-touch and paper-based collaborative
mathematical problem solving. British Journal of Educational Technology.
Mercier, E. (2016) Teacher Orchestration and Student Learning of Mathematics Activities in a Smart Classroom. International Journal of Smart Technology and Learning. 1(1), 33-52. DOI: 10.1504/IJSMARTTL.2016.078160
Mercier, E.M., Higgins, S. E., & Joyce-Gibbons, A. (2016). The effects of room design on computer-supported collaborative learning in a multi-touch classroom. Interactive Learning Environments, 24(3), 504-522. DOI:10.1080/10494820.2014.881392
Mercier, E.M. & Higgins, S. (2014) Creating joint representations of collaborative problem solving with multi-touch technology. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 30(6), 497-510. DOI: 10.1111/jcal.12052
Mercier, E.M., Higgins, S. & da Costa, L. (2014) Different leaders: Emergent organizational and intellectual leadership in collaborative learning groups. International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, 9,(4), 397-432. DOI: 10.1007/s11412-014-9201-z
Mercier, E.M. & Higgins, S. (2013) Collaborative learning with multi-touch technology: Developing adaptive expertise. Learning and Instruction, 25, 13-23. DOI: 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2012.10.004
Higgins, S., Mercier, E., Burd, L. & Joyce-Gibbons A. (2012). Multi-touch tables and collaborative learning. British Journal of Educational Technology, 43 (6), 1041–1054. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8535.2011.01259.x
Higgins, S.E., Mercier, E.M., Burd, E., & Hatch, A., (2011) Multi-touch tables and the relationship with collaborative classroom pedagogies: A synthetic review. International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, 6 (4), 515-538. DOI: 10.1007/s11412-011-9131-y
Mercier, E. (2015) Live content updates and teacher intervention in collaborative groups. In E. Mercier (chair) Researching and Designing for the Orchestration of Learning in the CSCL classroom. In Lindwall, O., Häkkinen, P., Koschmann, T., Tchounikine, P. & Ludvigsen, S. (Eds) Exploring the Material Conditions of Learning: Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) Conference 2015, 599-606.
Mercier, E., Vourloumi, G., & Higgins, S. (2013) Idea Development in Multi-touch and Paper-based Collaborative Problem Solving. In N. Rummel, M. Kapur, M. Nathan, & S, Puntambekar, S. (Eds.) To See the World and a Grain of Sand: Learning across Levels of Space, Time, and Scale: CSCL 2013 Conference Proceedings Vol 2, 313-4.
Mercier, E.., Higgins, S., Burd, E. & McNaughton, J. (2012) ITS in the Classroom: Perspectives on Using a Multi-touch Classroom. In M. Horn & M. Ringle Morris (Eds.) The Proceedings of the ACM Interactive Tabletops and Surfaces Conference, 375-378
., Mercier, E.M., Higgins, S. & Burd, E. (2012) Tabletops in the Classroom: Reflections on a multi-year project. G. Biswas et al. (Eds.) Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Computers in Education. Singapore: Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education
Mercier, E., McNaughton, J., Higgins, S. & Burd, E. (2012) Orchestrating Learning in the Multi-touch Classroom: Developing Appropriate Tools. In M. Evans (chair) Interactive Surfaces and Spaces: A Learning Sciences Agenda. van Aalst, J., Thompson, K., Jacobson, M. J., & Reimann, P. (Eds.) The Future of Learning: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS 2012) – Volume 2, Short Papers, Symposia, and Abstracts.
Mercier, E., Higgins, S., Burd, E. & Joyce-Gibbons, A. (2012) Multi-Touch Technology to Support Multiple Levels of Collaborative Learning in the Classroom. In van Aalst, J., Thompson, K., Jacobson, M. J., & Reimann, P. (Eds.) The Future of Learning: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS 2012) – Volume 2, Short Papers, Symposia, and Abstracts.
Hatch, A., Higgins, S., Joyce-Gibbons, A. & Mercier, E. (2011) NumberNet: Using Multi-touch Technology to Support Within and Between Group Mathematics Learning. In H. Spada, G. Stahl, N. Miyake & N. Law (Eds.) (2011) Connecting CSCL to Policy and Practice: CSCL2011 Conference Proceedings. Volume I — Long Papers. International Society of the Learning Sciences, 176-183.
Alagha, I., Burd, E., Higgins, S. & Mercier, E. (2011) SynergyNet: Exploring Design and Pedagogy in a Multi-Touch Classroom. In J. Slotta (chair) Embedding CSCL in Classrooms: Conceptual and Methodological Challenges of Research in New Learning Spaces. Symposium in H. Spada, G. Stahl, N. Miyake & N. Law (Eds.) Connecting CSCL to Policy and Practice: CSCL2011 Conference Proceedings. International Society of the Learning Sciences, 1081-2.
Mercier, E., McNaughton, J., & Higgins, S. (2014, April) Tools for classroom orchestration: Teacher perspectives. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA.
Mercier, E. & Higgins, S. (2013, May) Time And space: Analyzing multiple levels of collaborative learning across time. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.
Groves, H., Higgins, S. & Mercier, E. (2013, May) Developing adaptive expertise through computer-supported collaborative learning. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.
Higgins, S., Mercier, E.M. & Burd, E. (2012, April) Collaborative learning in a multi-touch classroom. In E. Mercier (chair) A framework to understand the impact of technology on collaborative learning. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Vancouver, Canada.
Mercier, E.M. & Higgins, S. (2012, April) The impact of classroom configuration on collaborative learning. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Vancouver, Canada.
Mercier, E.M., Higgins, S. & Burd, E. (2011, September) Interdisciplinary design research: developing educational technology. Paper presented at the European Association Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI) in Exeter, UK.
Mercier, E.M., Higgins, S. & da Costa, L., (2011, April) Emergent organizational and intellectual leadership in collaborative learning groups. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, NO.
Higgins, S., Mercier, E.M., Joyce-Gibbons, A. (2011, April) Supporting multiple levels of classroom collaborative learning. In E. Mercier (chair) Designing technology to support collaboration in the classroom. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, NO.
Higgins, S., & Mercier, E.(2010, September) Multi-touch technologies and motivation in the classroom. In C. Rogers (chair) ICT and Student Engagement: Possibilities and Problems. Symposium presented at the annual conference of the British Education Research Association, Warwick, UK.