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Online Online CollaborativeCollaborative LearningLearning
a knowledge constructa knowledge construct
Collaborative learningCollaborative learning
is a situation in which two or more is a situation in which two or more people learn or attempt to learn people learn or attempt to learn something together something together
is based on the model that knowledgeis based on the model that knowledge can be created within a population where can be created within a population where
members actively interact members actively interact by sharing experiences and take on asymmetry by sharing experiences and take on asymmetry
roles roles WikipediaWikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collaborative_learning
Online collaborationOnline collaboration
supports active supports active learners,learners,
who construct who construct knowledge, knowledge,
rather rather than passively absorb itthan passively absorb it
in today’s classroomsin today’s classrooms
teachers are teachers are increasingly challenged increasingly challenged to devise ways to make to devise ways to make learning within the learning within the school building school building interesting and interesting and relevant for studentsrelevant for students
in tin today’s classroomsoday’s classrooms
most contemporary students spend most contemporary students spend their non-school hours engaged in their non-school hours engaged in
continuous, information drenched,continuous, information drenched, multi-media experiences via television, multi-media experiences via television, their home computers, their home computers, in video arcades. in video arcades.
Solutions ?Solutions ?
The use of computersThe use of computers
seems to offer one solutionseems to offer one solution. .
general consensusgeneral consensus
children need to become competent children need to become competent computer users to be prepared for life and computer users to be prepared for life and work in the twenty-first centurywork in the twenty-first century
there is an agreement over the role and there is an agreement over the role and best use of those computers to support best use of those computers to support student achievement student achievement
the Internet has the capability to greatly the Internet has the capability to greatly enhance both learning and teaching. enhance both learning and teaching.
undeniableundeniable
computers connected computers connected to the Internet to the Internet
provide students with provide students with an extensive selection an extensive selection
of information of information resourcesresources
computers connected computers connected to the Internet to the Internet
provide students with provide students with an extensive selection an extensive selection
of information of information resourcesresources
Educational value of the Educational value of the InternetInternet
teachers often overlook teachers often overlook the benefits of:the benefits of:
people resourcespeople resources online collaborative learningonline collaborative learning
Research indicates Research indicates thatthat
collaborative collaborative learning projects, learning projects, frequently increase frequently increase the students' level the students' level of tolerance and of tolerance and acceptance of other acceptance of other people's viewpointspeople's viewpoints
wich is a beneficial wich is a beneficial skill in real-life skill in real-life
situations where situations where compromises are compromises are
often required often required
SharingSharing
Joint database explorationJoint database explorationsharing workspaces sharing workspaces and supporting reflective and supporting reflective
communication communication
enable individuals to share cognitively with other
individuals
Collaborative learning Collaborative learning
takes advantage of learning takes advantage of learning
as a social processas a social process
Benefits of Online Benefits of Online Collaborative LearningCollaborative Learning
StudenStudentsts Are frequently more motivated to Are frequently more motivated to
workwork Can access interesting source Can access interesting source
data, data, Can experience virtual travel, Can experience virtual travel, Can connect with other students Can connect with other students Can connect subject experts to Can connect subject experts to
study and learn together. study and learn together. Frequently improve their reading, Frequently improve their reading,
writing, and data management writing, and data management skills skills
Online collaborative Online collaborative learninglearning
provide effective provide effective opportunities for students opportunities for students to practice learning new to practice learning new languages, by connecting languages, by connecting non-native speakers with non-native speakers with native speakers. native speakers.
often presents a positive often presents a positive public forum for public forum for showcasing student work showcasing student work for parents and the for parents and the community. community.
Johnson and Johnson’s Johnson and Johnson’s researchresearch
"cooperative "cooperative learning learning experiences experiences promote higher promote higher achievement than achievement than do competitive do competitive and individualistic and individualistic experiences" experiences" (1985, p.104). (1985, p.104).
Community-oriented Community-oriented learninglearning
can mobilize the can mobilize the energy, energy, commitment, commitment, and idealism of and idealism of young people,young people,
Teach them Teach them leadership skills leadership skills and personal and personal responsibility. responsibility.
community benefitscommunity benefits
collaborative collaborative projects projects help reduce help reduce
vandalism vandalism discourage graffiti discourage graffiti discourage bullying, discourage bullying,
and school violence and school violence provide assistance provide assistance
for the needy, sick for the needy, sick and elderly and elderly
increase pride in
the communit
y
collaborative projectscollaborative projects
provide an opportunity for provide an opportunity for students to apply newly students to apply newly
learned skills to real world learned skills to real world situationssituations
Effective collaboration Effective collaboration requiresrequires
coordinated coordinated scheduling scheduling
common common communicatiocommunication tools n tools
mutually mutually accepted accepted goals and goals and objectivesobjectives
Well-designed online collaborative learning projects provide students with unique and highly motivating learning experiences that would not be available to them within the traditional classroom walls.
Yvonne Marie Andres http://techedevents.org/LongBeach/Proceedings/RT%20804.pdf
www.globalschoolnet.org
Challenges of Online Challenges of Online Collaborative LearningCollaborative Learning
requires additional time requires additional time and often don’t have and often don’t have administrative support administrative support
skills to manage the skills to manage the relationships with relationships with partner classes, partner classes,
difficulty in managing difficulty in managing the data produced by the data produced by the projectthe project
difficulty in managing difficulty in managing the individual the individual assessment of student assessment of student achievementachievement. .
additional obstacle to additional obstacle to implementimplement
this technology this technology hesitation on the part of hesitation on the part of
teachers and administrators teachers and administrators to get involved in a form of to get involved in a form of
communications that has communications that has not been traditionally part not been traditionally part
of the educational systemof the educational system. .
BibliographyBibliography Art of Collaboration: Awesome Tools and
Proven Strategies Presented by Yvonne Marie Andres, Global SchoolNet Foundation http://techedevents.org/LongBeach/Proceedings/RT%20804.pdf viewed in 1/11/09
Beatriz Barros & M. FelisaVerdejo; Analysing student interaction processes in order to improve collaboration. The DEGREE approach International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education (2000) 11, to appear http://sensei.lsi.uned.es/~bbarros/papers/ijaied2000.pdf viewed in 1/11/09
Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collaborative_learning viewed in 1/11/09
Teresa RafaelTeresa Rafael
PPEL/MPEL09PPEL/MPEL09Universidade Universidade
AbertaAbertaNovembro Novembro
20092009
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