 It was designed for a short period of time by York University and continued at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, to support knowledge building pedagogies, practices and research designated in this area.In 1983, CSILE was prototyped in a university course and in 1986 it was used for the first time in an elementary school, as a full version.CSILE was considered the first networked system designed for collaborative learning (Carl Bereiter webpage).