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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