The study is an attempt to describe and discuss knowledge construction on distance and the usage of a web based Learning Management System. The students in the study had no previous experience of academic studies and their attitudes towards their own learning process showed lack of confidence in their capability to contribute to knowledge construction in a student group. In spite of this, the study points towards the possibility for students to support each other in knowledge construction on distance. The study furthermore indicates the necessity of the teacher’s intervention in the discussion and that a Learning Management System can be a relevant tool for developing learning and constructing knowledge on distance.