… activities with small groups of peers. This educational value of student collaboration has led to the development of computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) tools. These tools enrich … approaches to asynchronous interaction. 2. Tools for asynchronous interaction Asynchonous contact between users is an important part of collaborative distance-learning. Yet, not all … P ietr ow icz, S ., an d S eg uin, C. (1 9 98 ). J av a Ob ject- S haring in H ab an er o , Com mu nicatio n s of th e ACM, 41 , pp 69 -7 6 . [4 ] Cheik es , B. A ., G eier , M., H ylan d, …