Using Collaborative Techniques to Create an iBook

Diane C. Gregory, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Art EducationCoordinator of Art EducationVisual Arts DepartmentTexas Woman’s UniversityDenton, TX 76204dgregory@twu.edu

Imagine the Possibilities

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Creating an iBook for Your Art Classroom: Teaching, Learning, Publishing and Creating by Diane C. Gregory

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The order of things in this presentation:

Part One: What is Collaborative Learning?Part Two: Why use collaborative techniques to create an iBook?Part Three: How to Integrate Technology into the Art Classroom?Questions

Part Four: What technology do you need?Questions

Part Five: How to Get Started Integrating Technology and Collaborative Learning: Tips on Collaborative LearningPart Six: Question, Answer & Sharing sessionPart Seven: Go to TAEA Conference Computer Lab to try out iBooks Author

Part One: What is Collaborative Learning

“Collaborative learning is an educational approach to teaching and learning that involves groups of students working together to solve a problem, complete a task, or create a product.”

Small Group Learning Strategy in which group members are responsible for a portion of the work. Group members is part of a cooperative team and helping members learn.

Cooperative Learning

Collaborative Learning

Small Group Learning Strategy in which students work together to solve a problem.

Students may use cooperative and collaborative learning strategies to solve a problem

What is the Difference Between Cooperative & Collaborative Learning?

Part Two. Why use Collaborative Learning to create an iBook

Two Heads are Better than One

Encourages Higher Level Thinking:Analysis, Synthesis, Evaluation, Creative ThinkingLeads to: • Interaction & Discussion• Clarification of Ideas• Evaluation of Ideas• Problem Solving rather

than acquisition of knowledge

Huge Undertaking

Many PartsTime ConsumingProfit from different Skills & AbilitiesBetter Outcome

Part Three: How to Integrate Technology into the Art ClassroomGain Support

Find a mentor or Kindred Spirits

Get and Learn Basics of Technology

Get technology

Get Pedagogy Training: Study Differences and Implications of Teacher Directed vs. Student Centered Approach.

Make changes slowly in your classroom

Start with a Teacher Directed Approach with Technology

Encourage students to help you integrate technology

Start using a blended teacher directed and student centered learning approach with and without technology

Transition to a Cooperative Learning approach with Technology

Combine cooperative learning with collaborative learning with/without Technology

Transition into Collaborative Learning using Technology

Part Four: What technology do you need?

What you will need: Additional Software

Microsoft Word

Pages

iPhoto

iMovie

Keynote

Part Five: How to Get Started Integrating Technology & Collaborative Learning: Tips on Collaborative Learning

• Introduce Students to iBooks Author (Teacher Directed/Cooperative Approach?)

• Create Content and Insert Content into iBooks Author• Establish Project Goals: Identify a Big Idea/Essential

Questions & Possible Real World Project• Create Groups: Teacher Assigned with Student Input• Identify Group Goals: Real World Problem or Project• Keep Groups Midsized w. Equal Number of Girls & Boys• Build Trust and Promote Open Communication• Identify student roles in groups: facilitator, recorder,

reporter, fact checker???• Establish Group Interaction Strategies: How will group

function—Initiating discussions, clarifying points, challenging assumptions, time keeping, encouraging, reaching consensus

• Self and Peer Evaluation

Part Six: Questions & Sharing

Part Seven: TAEA Computer Lab

Visit the TAEA Conference Computer Lab