Every product is born from
a gap in the literature.
We don't use the term "evidence-based" as a marketing argument. Every module in the etek ecosystem was derived from a documented problem in CSCL academic research.
Three frameworks. An integrated approach.
The metrics, processes, and interaction designs of all etek products derive from three consolidated bodies of scientific literature.
CSCL
Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning
Field that studies how technology can support computer-mediated collaborative learning processes. Provides the design principles for activities and the dimensions of collaboration metrics.
Community of Inquiry
CoI Framework — Garrison, Anderson & Archer (2000)
Model that describes the online educational experience through three presences: cognitive, social, and teaching. Discourse quality and group health metrics in etek Analytics are calibrated by CoI.
Collaboration Engineering
CE — Briggs & Vreede (2009)
Discipline of designing repeatable collaborative processes based on interaction patterns (thinklets). The basis of P01 Activity Builder — collaborative design blocks derive directly from the CE thinklet catalog.
What we measure — and why.
The etek ecosystem covers the five critical dimensions of collaboration identified in CSCL literature. None can be measured in isolation.
Social Presence
Ability to project oneself as a real person in the online environment. Predicts trust and engagement.
Cognitive Presence
Progressive construction of meaning through the inquiry cycle. From trigger to integration.
Teaching Presence
Quality of instructional design and facilitation — by the human mediator or AI.
Collective Self-Regulation
Group's ability to plan, monitor, and adjust their collaborative process autonomously.
Artifact Production
Traceability of what was co-created — who contributed, when, and the quality of the collective product.
What the research shows about Brazil.
The numbers below contextualize the gap that etek solves — and justify the urgency of change.
of Brazilian organizations value or consider collaborative learning highly important for business results.
FIA Business School · Panorama T&D Brazil 2024 · n=427
of online corporate courses in Brazil are delivered asynchronously without any form of active mediation or collaboration support.
FIA Business School · Panorama T&D Brazil 2024
of companies can reliably measure the impact of collaborative learning investments on organizational results.
FIA Business School · Panorama T&D Brazil 2024
"The biggest problem in corporate e-learning is not the technology — it's the lack of structure for genuine collaboration. Discussion tools do not create collaboration. Collaborative design creates collaboration."Adapted from Stahl, Koschmann & Suthers (2006) · "Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning: An Historical Perspective"
How the products were developed.
The DSR methodology — Design Science Research — is the method we use to create technological artifacts that solve practical problems with scientific rigor.
1. Literature review
We identify documented gaps in CSCL research — problems that academia has diagnosed but the market has not yet solved with software.
2. Artifact design
We design the module as a solution to the identified gap — with architecture, metrics, and user experience derived from scientific frameworks.
3. Expert validation
Every module undergoes review by CSCL, corporate education, and instructional design experts before being deployed with real clients.
4. Real-world evaluation
We measure the impact with etek Analytics. The results feed back into the design — the product improves with each deployment cycle.
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