Proceedings of th 2005 conference on Computer support for collaborative learning: learning 2005: the next 10 years!

This conference (and its associated proceedings) is auspicious in two regards---first, it marks the tenth anniversary of the first CSCL conference held at Indiana University in 1995 and, second, it represents the first CSCL conference to be held in the Asia/Pacific region. The latter is, of course, important because of the opportunity it affords for expanding both the CSCL community itself and the base of ideas upon which it operates. The former is even more important, however, because it provides an occasion for reflection on how the field has changed in the intervening decade and where it needs to move in the one to come.The collection of papers comprising this volume is impressive! They range from theoretical proposals to meta-analytic reviews to methodologically diverse empirical pieces. They draw upon a variety of disciplines including communication studies, computer science, education, psychology, and sociology. Among the authors are many leaders of their respective fields, and as a group they represent all regions of the world in which relevant research is being conducted. In total, 252 papers were submitted for this conference, of which exactly 100 were accepted for presentation at the meeting and publication in this volume. Papers were accepted in two publication formats: full or short. Of the 166 full paper submissions, 31% were accepted in that category. Many papers received nominations for either the Best Paper award or the Best Student Paper award. Those papers receiving two or more nominations are marked with BPN (Best Paper Nomination) or BSPN (Best Student Paper Nomination) in the Table of Contents.