CORALCORALCCollaborative ollaborative OOn-line n-line

RResearch esearch AAnd nd LLearningearninghttp://http://coral.wcupa.educoral.wcupa.edu

Coral Objective:Coral Objective: A pedagogy A pedagogy

promoting active promoting active learning in the learning in the classroom.classroom.

Places Places responsibility in responsibility in the hands of the the hands of the learner.learner.

OverviewOverview The collaborative project is an The collaborative project is an applied applied

research project comprised of psychology research project comprised of psychology students enrolled in two different students enrolled in two different courses at WCU and CUP.courses at WCU and CUP.

Students at WCU are enrolled in a Senior Students at WCU are enrolled in a Senior Seminar, Dynamics of Small Group Seminar, Dynamics of Small Group Behavior. Behavior.

Students at CUP are enrolled in a Students at CUP are enrolled in a Psychology of Women course.Psychology of Women course.

Project guides (TA’s) are former students Project guides (TA’s) are former students of CORAL course.of CORAL course.

Teams at different

sites

Change

ActiveLearning

Faculty &Peer

guidanceDevelops sense of

community

Focusedoutcomes

Sharedgoals

Teamwork

Collaborativewriting

Interaction &

feedback

CORAL

Characteristics of Characteristics of CORALCORAL

CORAL PedagogyCORAL PedagogyPromotes active learningPromotes active learning

Is structured by the professors, but led by the students.

Offers different teaching and learning styles.

CORAL PedagogyCORAL PedagogyPromotes active learningPromotes active learning

Fosters active learning & independent thinking.

Time management – of self – others - the team!

CORAL CORAL PedagogyPedagogy

Learn to collaborate Learn to collaborate with team members with team members at distant & home at distant & home sites.sites.

Team members Team members express support and express support and encouragement.encouragement.

Provides exposure Provides exposure to technology – the to technology – the relationship of relationship of person to machine.person to machine.

CORAL Pedagogy CORAL Pedagogy Transforms competition to Transforms competition to

collaborationcollaboration

to collaborative problem-solving based on reflection to collaborative problem-solving based on reflection

& interpretation of experiences [Mutual Gain].& interpretation of experiences [Mutual Gain].

Students transform from competition Students transform from competition and contention [Individual Gain]and contention [Individual Gain]

Team Evaluation Team Evaluation CriteriaCriteriaCORAL Evaluation Criteria

CollaborativeTangram Paper

Progress Reports

Researchproposal

CollaborativeResearchProposal