Dynamics and mechanism of knowledge building in synergistic learning technology system

Synergistic learning technology system is a new learning environment with collaborative annotation and visual knowledge mapping. With experimentation and verbal protocol method, this paper analyzed the learner´s knowledge building mechanism in the learning process under the research context supported by synergistic learning technology system. This research report has explored the function and effect of learning system on the learner during the knowledge building process. The result shows the learning system worked well on the learner group who has unbalanced knowledge building ability in different phases of synergistic learning. The influence is more obvious during information sharing and comparison stage. Synergistic learning technology system has realized collective knowledge building and graphical representation of collective memory.