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BOSS Moderation Day BOSS Moderation Day Teacher - Librarians Teacher - Librarians

BOSSBOSSModeration DayModeration Day

Teacher - LibrariansTeacher - Librarians

Clare Mitchell & Thea van OsClare Mitchell & Thea van Os

http://canberratls.wikispaces.comhttp://canberratls.wikispaces.com

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Marist CollegeMarist College

4 March 20084 March 2008


Connected to LearningConnected to Learning

The Connected The Connected ClassroomClassroom


Producing ArtefactsProducing Artefacts

As Resnik says " learning is an active As Resnik says " learning is an active process in which people construct new process in which people construct new

understandings of the world around them understandings of the world around them through active exploration, through active exploration,

experimentation, discussion and reflection. experimentation, discussion and reflection. In short, people don't get ideas; they make In short, people don't get ideas; they make

them.them.

(Resnik, M. (Resnik, M. Rethinking Learning in a Digital AgeRethinking Learning in a Digital Age))


Nature of Collaborative Projects?Nature of Collaborative Projects?

Embraces a sense of the social nature of learning, and emphasise a social approach to the development of learning skills, work skills and life skills

assigning responsibility primarily to the students


Collaborative Learning FostersCollaborative Learning Fosters

cognitive skillscognitive skills critical thinkingcritical thinking numeracy, literacy and visual numeracy, literacy and visual

communication skills communication skills skills in interpersonal understandingskills in interpersonal understanding life long learning skillslife long learning skills


Features of Good Collaborative Features of Good Collaborative ProjectsProjects

the problem to be solved is an example of the types of problems found in the real world

use of knowledge, skills and attributes that are

part of the curriculum

the problem can be solved by a small team of students, none of whom possesses the knowledge or skills to solve the problem alone, yet each of whom is able to contribute to the final product.


Successful Collaborative ProjectsSuccessful Collaborative Projects

It can provide activities that encourage students to confront the logic of their own thinking, their own beliefs, and the accuracy of their understanding of previous learning.

Nagata and Ronkowski 1991 in Adelaide University Leap into Collabotaion


Features of Collaborative Projects.Features of Collaborative Projects.

Students need to be encouraged toStudents need to be encouraged to Learn together with others Learn together with others Develop their own questions and then to Develop their own questions and then to

seek solutionsseek solutions Share resources Share resources Share in the task, bring different Share in the task, bring different

viewpoints and questionsviewpoints and questions Cooperate and not competeCooperate and not compete


Features of Collaborative Projects.Features of Collaborative Projects.

Teachers need toTeachers need to develop good group development skillsdevelop good group development skills be a resource providerbe a resource provider be an ‘expert’ questionerbe an ‘expert’ questioner design quality collaborative projectsdesign quality collaborative projects see the learning potential in the ‘chaos’see the learning potential in the ‘chaos’ support collaborative forms of assessmentsupport collaborative forms of assessment


Successful Collaborative ProjectsSuccessful Collaborative Projects


Quality Teaching: Scoping Quality Teaching: Scoping Collaborative ProjectsCollaborative Projects

In order to achieve high level of Intellectual In order to achieve high level of Intellectual Quality, Quality Learning Environments, & Quality, Quality Learning Environments, & SignificanceSignificance What do you want the students to learn?What do you want the students to learn? Why does the learning matter?Why does the learning matter? What are you going to get the students to What are you going to get the students to

do or to produce?do or to produce? How well do you expect them to do it?How well do you expect them to do it?


QTF – Collaborative Projects & ICTQTF – Collaborative Projects & ICT

Addressing the DimensionsAddressing the Dimensions Intellectual QualityIntellectual Quality

• Deep Knowledge Deep Knowledge • Problematic KnowledgeProblematic Knowledge• Higher Order ThinkingHigher Order Thinking• Substantive CommunicationSubstantive Communication• Metalanguage Metalanguage

Wiki, Robotics, Visual Representation of Knowledge Wiki, Robotics, Visual Representation of Knowledge – Photostory Kahootz, Mind Maps, Blogs, Ethics, – Photostory Kahootz, Mind Maps, Blogs, Ethics,

Online Research methodologyOnline Research methodology



Addressing the DimensionsAddressing the Dimensions Quality Learning EnvironmentsQuality Learning Environments

• Explicit Quality Criteria Explicit Quality Criteria • EngagementEngagement• High Expectations High Expectations

Artefact & Knowledge representation Artefact & Knowledge representation

• Student Self RegulationStudent Self Regulation• Student DirectionStudent Direction

Online environments that give students choice of direction, Online environments that give students choice of direction, Rubrics on artefact expectations, Gaming and Social Rubrics on artefact expectations, Gaming and Social

ComputingComputing



Addressing the DimensionsAddressing the Dimensions SignificanceSignificance

• Background KnowledgeBackground Knowledge• Knowledge IntegrationKnowledge Integration• ConnectednessConnectedness

Electronic Portfolios, Online Learning Environments Electronic Portfolios, Online Learning Environments (myinternet, moodle, wiki etc), Authentic tasks (myinternet, moodle, wiki etc), Authentic tasks

using Web 2.0using Web 2.0


Digital or e-Portfolios Digital or e-Portfolios Assessment OF learningAssessment OF learning Assessment FOR Assessment FOR

learninglearning

Aretfacts mandatedAretfacts mandated Artefacts selected by Artefacts selected by StudentStudent

Devt end of classDevt end of class OngoingOngoing

Artefacts “Scored”Artefacts “Scored” Artefacts reviewed by/ with Artefacts reviewed by/ with the learnerthe learner

Extrinsic MotivationExtrinsic Motivation Intrinsic MotivationIntrinsic Motivation

Audience external - limitedAudience external - limited Audience – choice of Audience – choice of learnerlearner

Adapted from Barrett, 2005 in Transforming Learning with ICT. Finger et al 2007


Examples of Digital PortfoliosExamples of Digital Portfolios

http://web02.richerpicture.com/samples.phphttp://web02.richerpicture.com/samples.php Mathematics guide to portfolio creationMathematics guide to portfolio creation http://jonathan.mueller.faculty.noctrl.edu/toolbox/http://jonathan.mueller.faculty.noctrl.edu/toolbox/

examples/seaver/geometryportfolio.htm examples/seaver/geometryportfolio.htm What is lacking in most examples of Digital What is lacking in most examples of Digital

Portfolios is the Reflection PhasePortfolios is the Reflection Phase..


RubricsRubrics

When designing a collaborative learning When designing a collaborative learning project, the teacher has the opportunity to project, the teacher has the opportunity to assessassess

students’ social interaction and students’ social interaction and development, development,

on-line skills, on-line skills, creation of electronic resourcescreation of electronic resources or the gain of knowledge and or the gain of knowledge and

understanding understanding


Korea International SchoolKorea International School


Top Ten for Teaching and LearningTop Ten for Teaching and Learningvoted by mylearning spaces teachers voted by mylearning spaces teachers

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