Curt Bonk, Ph.D.Professor, Indiana University President, CourseShare and [email protected]://php.indiana.edu/~cjbonk
Collaborative Tools for e-Learning
My BackgroundResearcher of collaborative toolsAuthor on collaborative toolsDesigner of collaborative toolsInstructor who uses collaborative e-learning tools
Mission of Indiana University is to Experiment with Technology
Issues for this SessionWhat factors led to emergence of collaborative e-learning tools?Key features that differentiate them.Goals of e-learning collaboration.What works and what does not work?Goals of work team collaboration?
Issues for this SessionChanging training practices.Synchronous & asynchronous uses.Key instructional design principles.Guidelines in selecting collaborative e-learning tools.Any success stories?
What types of tools?Group Brainstorming and Decision MakingApplication SharingCollaborative Writing and Annotation ToolsTeam Workspaces and File ExchangeDiscussion Forums and Real-Time Chats
1. Group Brainstorming and Decision Making with GroupSystems
1a. Group Brainstorming in GroupSystemsGroupSystems:Although each person has her own computer, everyone is working on the same list of ideas. If Mary from Marketing enters an idea, everyone else sees it.
1a. Group Brainstorming in GroupSystemsGroupSystems:However, all inputs are fully anonymous, so each participant is free to be honest and open. If Joe from Sales doesn't agree with one of Mary's ideas, he can enter his opinion without worrying about offending Mary. Likewise, Mary can debate an issue without even knowing who entered it. Ideas are the focus, not their authors.
1a. Group Brainstorming in GroupSystemsGroupSystems:At the end of the session, Sally, the team leader, creates a report that includes not only the team's end result, but full documentation of each step leading to that outcome. The report is complete and in the participants' own words.
1a. Prepare an Agenda
1a. Brainstorm Risks
1a. Gather Additional Information
1a. Prioritize Risks Based on Likelihood and Impact
1a. View and Discuss Results
1a. Collect Additional Input on Risks
1a. Review Comments on Risks
1a. Create an Action Plan
1a. Create and Distribute Final Report
1a. Sample Tool: Voting Tool
1a. Sample Tool: Survey Tool
1a. Group Outliner Tool
1a. Electronic Brainstorming Tool
1a. Alternative Analysis Tool
2. Application Sharing and Virtual ClassroomsWebEx, Placeware, HorizonLive, Centra, LearnLinc, Astound/Genesys, Raindance, NetMeetingVTOC (Virtual Tactical Operations Center) Army
Growth in Live-eLearning (US$M) (Anderson, 2002, IDC)54% growth in US65% WW
Online Learning Goes Synchronous(see Tom Barron, ASTD, Learning Circuits, Jan 2000)
Just when you were getting used to the idea of Web-based training (WBT), with its easy content distribution, electronic bulletin boards, and self-paced learning model, the Webs technological juggernaut has thrown the workplace learning field a new curve: synchronicity.
Synchronous WBT Products Jennifer Hoffman, ASTD, Learning Circuits, (2000, Jan)Deluxe (InterWise, LearnLinc, Centra)2-way audio using VOIP, one-way or two-way video, course scheduling, tracking, text chat, assessment (requires thick client-side software)Standard (HorizonLive, PlaceWare)One-way VOIP or phone bridge for two-way audio, text chat, application viewing, (requires thin client-side app or browser plug-in)Economy (Blackboard, WebCT)Browser-based, chat, some application viewing (Requires Java-enabled browsers, little cost, free)
Web Conferencing Tools(e.g., Meetings, events, seminars, application sharing;see Tom Barron, Demoing Synchronous WBTon the Skinniest of Bandwidths, ASTD, Learning Circuits, Jan 2000)
Astound (Genysis)CentraHorizonLiveInterwiseLearnLinc (Mentergy)Lotus LearningSpace (DataBeam)NetPodium (Intervu)PlaceWareWebEx
There are, say, 20 features that encompass live e-learning, and all the products have 17 of them.
Jennifer Hofmann, quoted by Wendy Webb, Online Learning, November, 2001, p. 44.
the two most important features to evaluate are the whiteboard and chat capabilitiesIf you have those two features, youll have real collaboration.
Jennifer Hofmann, quoted by Wendy Webb, Online Learning, November 2001, 5(10), p. 46.
Web Conferencing FeaturesAudio (VOIP, bridge) and VideostreamingApplication Sharing or Viewing (e.g., Word and PowerPoint) Includes remote control and emoticonsText (Q&A) Chat (private and public)Live Surveys, Polls, and ReportsSynchronous Web BrowsingFile Transfer
Web Conferencing FeaturesContent WindowsHTML, PowerPointDiscussion Boardspost info, FAQs, post session assignmentsArchive Meetingrecord and playbackBreakout RoomsShared WhiteboardsHand-Raising and Yes/No Buttons
Multi-site Live Training
Web Conferencing FeaturesAssistant instructor optionsPre-session content distributionAssessment/Testingpre and post sessionButtonfor students to notify instructor they are stepping away.Breakout Roomsto share info or gossipWeb Tours
2a. Live Events in HorizonLive
2a. Audio & Video in HorizonLive
2a. Chat in HorizonLive
2a. Slide List in HorizonLive
2a. Polling in HorizonLive
2a. Electronic Whiteboard in HorizonLive
2a. Live Application Sharing in HorizonLive
2a. Event Archive in HorizonLive
2b. Virtual Tactical Operations Center (VTOC)
2b. Document Sharing in the Army
2b. Virtual Tactical Operations Center (VTOC)
2b. National Guard Classrooms
3. Collaborative Writing and Annotation ToolsWord Document Commenting and Tracking ChangesElectronic Book Annotations
3a. Annotations in Word: Track Changes and Commenting
3b. Student and Instructor Annotations in Electronic Books
4. Team Workspaces and File ExchangeLMS and CourseShare Teams (Blackboard)Groove.netOurProject.comCourseShare (InstructorShare, ResourceShare, etc.)SurveyShare, Zoomerang, SurveyMonkeyTeam Think, Documentum, PlanView, Entopia
4a. Assignment to Teams: Blackboard
4b. Groove.net Workspace
4b. Groove.net Pricing
4b. Welcome to Group Tool
4b. Document Uploading Tool
4b. Web Browser Tool
4b. Notepad Tool
4b. Calendar Tool
4b. MindMapping Tool
4b. Extra Groove Tools
4c. OurProject: Website
4c. OurProject: Project Descriptions
4c. OurProject: Assign to Members
4c. OurProject: Project Summaries
4d. CourseShare: 8 Share Sites
4d. InstructorShare: List of Domains
4d. InstructorShare: Sharing a Teaching Activity
4d. PublicationShare: Shared Pubs
4d. BookstoreShare: Portal to Bookstores
4d. BookstoreShare
4d. ResourceShare: Trainer Resource Portal
4d. Collaborative Surveys in SurveyShare
4e. Choose Survey from Template (Or from Blank Slate, Prior Surveys, or Item Bank)
4e. Choose Template Option
4e. Edit, Modify, Delete Items
4e. Submit SurveyShare Survey
4e. Tool for Sharing Survey Templates and Results
4e. Sharing Survey Template Option
4e. Select Survey Template to Share
4e. Search for People to Share With
4e. Decide Who to Share With
4e. Sharing Success!!!
4f. TEAMThink!!!
4f. Documentums Collaboration Edition (supports teams with real-time chats, whiteboards, threaded discussions, track schedules, manage resources)
4f. PlanView (negotiate schedule, share views, review reminders, check on the status of a project, track documents, share data, etc.)
4f. Entopisa: Quantum Collaborate
5. Discussion Forums and Real-Time ChatsSynchronous Chat: Conference Room, WebCT and BlackboardLotus LearningSpace, FirstClass, SiteScape Forum, WebCrossing, WebBoard, Ultimate Bulletin BoardLearnbydoing.net
5a. WebCT Chatrooms
5a. Synchronous Chats
5b. Asynchronous Discussion in SiteScape Forum
5b. Discussion in SiteScape Forum
5c. Student Generated Polls in SiteScape Forum
5c. Visual with Chat: Learningbydoing.net
5c. Visual with Chat: Learningbydoing.net
Are we becoming a collaborative society?
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