CSCL is a complex area. There are a lot of issues and theories behind of CSCL. One might find several definitions for different things and these might even be inconsistent with each others.

About e-Learning

• Exploring What e-Learning Is and Is Supposed to Be by J. Devine (2003)
• New Literacies and e-Learning Competences by T. Varis (2003)

About collaboration

• Meaning and Interpretation in Collaboration by Gerry Stahl (2003)
• Communication and Collaboration in the Corridor by Robert Sanders (OLN 2002)
• Culture of Collaboration by Kirsner, S. (2001)
• Models of collaboration by Butler, T. & Coleman, D. (2003)
• Leuf, B. & Cunningham, W. (2001) The Wiki Way: Collaboration and sharing on the Internet, Addison-Wesley
• Publications on On-line Collaboration and Educational Technology

About CSCL

• What is CSCL?
• Towards Valid CSCL Tools From an Educationalist Perspective
• Evaluating CSCL - Theorists' & Users' Perspectives by R. M. Crawley
• Conditions for computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) by Wessner, M. (2000)
• CSCL General Resources for Novices by Nathan Zhao
• CSCL - a brief overview & interesting links for further study
• Exploring foundations for computer-supported collaborative learning by Lipponen, L. (CSCL 2001)
• Issues in Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning by Bannon, L.J. In Proceedings of NATO Advanced Workshop on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (Claire OMalley, Editor) held in Maratea, Italy, Sept. 1989.
• Can we support CSCL? by Kirscher, P.A.
• Over-scripting CSCL - The risks of blending collaborative learning with instructional design by Dillenbourg, P.. In Three worlds of CSCL
• The motivation is the message: comparing CSCL in different settings by Eales, R.T.J., Hall, T. & Bannon, L.J. (2002) In Computer support for collaborative learning: foundations for a CSCL community. Proceedings of the CSCL 2002 conference, Boulder, Colorado, USA, January 7-11, 2002, pp.310-317
• A new conceptual framework for CSCL: Supporting diverse forms of reflection through multiple interactions by Price, S., Rogers, DY., Stenton, D. & Smith, H. (CSCL 2003)
• An Instructional Design Support - Environment for CSCL: Fundamental Concepts and Design Patterns by Akiko Inaba, Ryoji Ohkubo, Mitsuru Ikeda, Riichiro Mizoguchi & Jun'ichi Toyoda (2001) In Proc. of Artificial Intelligence in Education AIED-2001, San Antonio, USA, pp.130-141
• A review of the state-of-the-art of pedagogical models of CSCL (2000) by Lakkala, M., Rahikainen, M. & Hakkarainen, K. (Eds.)
• Websites over computer supported collaborative learning (CSCL)
• Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning: Issues for Research by Vivekanandan Suresh Kumar
• Rediscovering CSCL by Stahl, G.

CSCL or CSCW?

• Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW) and Groupware - Overview, Definitions, and Distinctions by Whiteker, R. (1996)
• CSCW - Tools, Resources and Articles
• CSCW: History and Focus by Grudin, J. (1994)

CSCL and mobile learning

• A walk on the WILD side: How wireless handhelds may change computer-supported collaborative learning (2002) by Roschelle, J. & Pea, R. International Journal of Cognition and Technology, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 145-168(24)
• Handheld and Mobile Devices Literature List