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Discusses an experiment where students "assume increasing levels of collective responsibility for advancing their knowledge, as represented in their contributions to a communal knowledge space." "Pedagogical and technological innovations to facilitate opportunistic collaboration are discussed."

the challenge addressed by Knowledge Forum and knowledge building pedagogy is to engage students in the collaborative solution of knowledge problems, in such a way that responsibility for the success of the effort is shared by the students and teacher instead of being borne by the teacher alone.