This paper presents the concepts of cooperation and collaboration in the light of Jean Piaget's theory. The importance of his theory resides in the increasing use of virtual learning environments for nursing teaching; these virtual environments enable group work and the development of projects under a constructivist-interactionist perspective. Social exchange relations take place between learning subjects; there is cooperation when there is construction of knowledge and collaboration when there are exchanges of thoughts, just as it happens in verbal communication. Understanding these concepts enables one to understand the dimension developed in pedagogical activities in nursing education proposed in a virtual environment.
Education, nursing; Learning; Internet