Constructing Quality Questions for Discussions
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Title: Learning Together as ONE: Online Collaborating!
Finding out more about Collaboration
Introduction
Discover more about collaborative learning from your resources this week. When you do, share your findings on collaboration with others on the Discussion Boaard. Why is it more important to collaborate online than in a face to face setting?. Check for more information on the topic and let your fellow learners know your findings.Also compare and contrast your findings. Collaborate with fellow learners after your initial post, commenting on at least two of their post.
Instructions for the Post
The following is a way to get into the classroom.
Click on the Discussion tab under the course menu.
Click on the topic, “Discussing online Collaborative Learning:.
This is your link for Online Collaborative learning, read them (a) http://web.njit.edu/~hiltz/collaborative_learning_in_asynch.htm (b) http://users.ox.ac.uk/~ctitext2/service/workshop/collab.html (list of articles you can find moe answers).
Scoring Rubric - Go to Program Resources then to Rubric for Applications & Ref. Ass.
Face to Face Instructor led Online collaboration
ReplyDeleteInstructor Role
from lecture provider to guider and resource
from provider of answers to expert questioner
from provider of content learning experiences to designer of student
from total control of the teaching environment to sharing with the student as a fellow learner
from teacher-directed to learner centered Learner Role (towards more collaborative/cooperative interaction with peers)
Face to Face vs. Online
from passive receptacles to constructors of their own knowledge
from memorizers of facts to problem-solvers
from passive learning to active learning
http://www.aa.ufl.edu/aa/facdev/develop/teachingtools/teachingwithtech/bpfacilitatingcollaboration.shtml Retrieved on June 16, 2011
Hi Darla:
ReplyDeleteI never thought of doing something like this, but this is something I must think of doing next time. Thanks.
Ruth
Hello Ruth,
ReplyDeleteYou asked, "Why is it more important to collaborate online than in a face to face setting?. Also compare and contrast your findings. Collaborate with fellow learners after your initial post, commenting on at least two of their post."
It is important to collaborate in the online environment because feelings of isolation may exist. Honestly, if there were not any collaborating online, then the class would be dubbed a correspondance course. In the face to face setting, a student is forced to collaborate with their colleagues and Instructor, they are in the same room in person. As mentioned above, feelings of isolation would exist if there were no collaboration. The Instructor would not know if the student is grasping any kind of concepts pertaining to the class without collaboration. Also, collaboration is important to the learner, as they learn new concepts and ideas from others which is very important to any learning environment.
Hello Darla,
ReplyDeleteGreat information! :) I like the fact that you pointed out that in the online environment that learning is now learner centered in the online environment - this is a very important aspect.
Hello Ruth,
ReplyDeleteLike stated above, I posted my answers to your questtions about why collaborating is so important in the online learning environment. I presented reasons why they work and why they do not work.
I liked the answers that Darla posted on your blog as well. They present fresh and unique reasons for collaborating online. Lastly, I feel that collobarating online is very important. The yes' far outweigh the no's in this instance.
Hi Janet:
ReplyDeleteThanks for your posts. Like you, I believe the yes far outweighs the no's for onlne collaboration. I am not sure we are supposed to answer these questions ourselves, but I do appreciate your comments on my post. Thanks again.
Ruth