Gerry Stahl (guest post by Brian Maurer and Amanda Meek)

About Gerry Stahl:                          

Gerry Stahl is an academic researcher in the field of CSCL (Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning). In 2006 he published a book on CSCL in MIT Press entitled "Group Cognition: Computer Support for Building Collaborative Knowledge" and launched the "International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning". In 2009 he published a book in Springer's CSCL book series entitled "Studying Virtual Math Teams" on the VMT Project that he directs.

Gerry Stahl earned his BS in math and science at MIT. He earned a PhD in continental philosophy and social theory at Northwestern University, conducting his research at the Universities of Heidelberg and Frankfurt. He later earned a PhD in computer science at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He now teaches at the College of Information Science & Technology at Drexel University in Philadelphia.

 Source/From:  

http://www.amazon.com/Gerry-Stahl/e/B001JS0IP4

Notable Articles, WebPages, and Videos

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61cYJrRM4FU

Gerry Stahl’s opening keynote speech during DeLFI, the first annual German Conference on E-Learning, which was held in Munich in 2003. He spoke about what the future holds for computer support in e- learning.

https://www.facebook.com/gerry.stahl.9

 Gerry Stahl's personal Facebook Page

http://www.gerrystahl.net/cscl/ Gerry Stahl's personal Website

http://cscl-community.blogspot.com

A blog about Gerry Stahl's book. It is not clear if he wrote the blog or not, but it includes information about his book, and incorporates logos and images from his personal site.

http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/GerryStahl

Link includes a bio of Gerry Stahl and a list of his published books / articles.

http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=P3igc9gAAAAJ&hl=en

 Google Database of online publications and articles (available for view) by Gerry Stahl

http://gerrystahl.net/cscl/CSCL_English.htm

Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning - A Historical Perspective

http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.113.4752&rep=rep1&type=pdf

Group Cognition: Computer Support for Building Collaborative Knowledge

Other Notable Videos

YouTube Channel - http://www.youtube.com/user/GerryStahl?feature=watch

Three part talk on the historical approach to CSCL:

• Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLC8Ew8J9Hg
• Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrGfYnLRPgg 
• Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rh-3FnjLp4