Islma coop

Teaching CollaborationOnLine

Jon OrechInstructional Technology CoordinatorCooperative Learning TrainerSouth High School,Downers Grove, ILjorech@csd99.org

Web Presence

Email: jorech@csd99.org Blog: jonorech.blogspot.com Twitter, Delicious, etc, “jorech” Delicious tag: “collaboration” Digital Storytelling resource:

http://jonorech.wikispaces.com

What have you heard here at ISLMAthat will transform student learning?

How do you make your classroom a

“collaborative learning space”?

PurposeDesign

What about here?

Or here?

Or even here?

Tool

Purpose

(Design)

Web 2.0

Are you over the

Frenzy…

and ready to focus (again)

on learning? Handbook of Emerging Technologies for

Learning

(Siemens and Titterberger, 2009)

http://tinyurl.com/handbookemerging

“Collaboration”and tech literacy

are NOTthe goals.

Purpose

DesignTools

BLOGS DISCUSSION BOARDSWIKIS

Where do I want to go?

The final product…

MUST be valuable to others.

Darren Kuropatwa

Why Discussion Boards?

”Anytime, Anywhere” learning

Increased process time

Permanence

Empowers “quiet” students

Deeper meaning, richer discussions

Duration

Assessment

Frequency

Audience

Instructor involvement

A “quality” post looks like…”

Discussion boards must lead to a purpose.

The Digital Citizenship Project

Wikis in the Classroom:Theory…

Wikis in the Classroom:Reality…

“Wiki” is a tool“Collaborative writing” is a process.

Positive Interdependence

• Goal

• Role

• Environment

• Resource

• Task

• Identity

IndividualAccountability

• Small Groups

• Frequent Assessment

• Random questioning

• History (Careful)

Draft: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3Revise: Part 2 Part 3 Part 1Proofread: Part 3 Part 1 Part 2

Support Graphics Presentationand and andorg. links documentation

Face to Face Interaction

• Preparation

• Revision

Group Processing

• Peer reflection

• Teacher interaction

Social Skills

• Netiquette

• Negotiate revision

• Recognizing strengths

Face to Face Interaction

• Preparation

• Revision

Is face-to-face interaction still essential?

Research

“Asynchronous writing results in richer communication” (Mabrito, 2006).

“Online collaborative writing produces higher quality writing than face-to-face collaboration” (Passig and Schwartz, 2007).Why?

Successful teaching today requires:

Experimentation.

Co-creation of content.

Relinquishing control.

Tolerance [encouragement] of failure.

Siemens and Titterberger

Resources

http://www.delicious.com/Jorech/collaboration