The ability to synthesize information has emerged as a critical skill for success across various fields. However, within the field of education, there is a lack of systematic understanding and well-defined design infrastructures that address the mechanisms and processes of knowledge synthesis in collaborative learning settings. In this poster, we introduce a design innovation - The Synthesis Lab, which aims to support students in synthesizing ideas from their online discussions in higher education classrooms. The tool offers structured work-spaces for students to decompose the synthesis process into intermediate synthesis products and features two key iterative processes of knowledge synthesis in collaborative settings: categorizing peers' ideas into conceptual building blocks and developing a synthesis of the discussions. Future implementation and evaluation of the design will make significant contributions to both research and practice.

翻译：信息合成能力已成为各领域成功的关键技能。然而在教育领域，目前仍缺乏系统性的理解与完善的设计框架来阐释协作学习环境中知识合成的机制与过程。本海报介绍一项设计创新——合成实验室，该工具旨在支持高等教育课堂中学生从在线讨论中整合观点。该工具提供结构化工作空间，使学生能够将合成过程分解为中间合成产品，并包含两个协作环境中知识合成的关键迭代过程：将同伴观点分类为概念构建模块，以及开展讨论综合。未来的实施与评估将为研究与实践作出重要贡献。