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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 [email protected]
Imagine the Possibilities
http://www.twu.edu/visual-arts/art_education.asp
Creating an iBook for Your Art Classroom: Teaching, Learning, Publishing and Creating by Diane C. Gregory
http://www.twu.edu/visual-arts/art_education.asp
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 Learning
Part Six: Question, Answer & Sharing session
Part 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