Online Collaborative Learning Environments
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Integration into the 9-12 Classroom
Online Collaborative Learning Environments
K-12 Teachers continuously strive to:Create a sense of classroom communityPromote life-long learning
Many things prevent this from occurring:50-60 minute class periodsState standardized testingSchool-wide common assessmentsRequired core curriculumEveryday interruptions
Introduction
Online Collaborative learning environments act as:Classroom extensions
More time Convenient for teachersStudents see the value of learning outside
classroomCollaboration between peers21st century skills
Solution
PredatorsInappropriate materialMisuse of technology…butStudents spend large percentage of time on Internet“Culture of Fear” (Boyd)Students must be enrolled in online collaborative
learning environmentPassword protectedTeachers model appropriate useTechs have ability to monitor
Safety
Moodle can be used “to augment face-to-face courses” or “blended learning” Moodle is an Open Source Course Management System (CMS),
also known as a Learning Management System (LMS) or a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). It has become very popular among educators around the world as a tool for creating online dynamic web sites for their students. To work, it needs to be installed on a web server somewhere, either on one of your own computers or one at a web hosting company.
Moodle is free to download and registration is voluntary, so we don't have full information about everyone that uses it.
Moodle Overview
Multimodal Component
System of posting information
http://moodle.munster.k12.in.us/course/view.php?id=82
ForumsWikisStudent blogsPollsInteractive lessonsAssessments Assignments
Other internal components
All subjects can benefit:HistoryScienceLanguage ArtsForeign LanguageHealth/P.E. MathArt
Sample Moodle Unit
Practical Uses for content areas
boyd, danah. “Understanding Socio-Technical Phenomena in a Web 2.0 Era.” MSR New England Lab Opening, Cambridge MA. Sept. 2008. 1 Dec. 2010. Web.
Selfe, Cynthia L. Multimodal Composition: A Resource for Teachers. Hampton Press, Inc. 2007. Print.
Soren, Kaplan. “Building eLearning and Blended Learning Communities.” iCohere, Inc. 2010. 1 Dec. 2010. Web. http://www.icohere.com/CollaborativeLearning.htm
Works Cited