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Collaborative Open Online Learning COOL

Collaborative Open Online Learning COOL. A webinar for Oxford Brookes University’s Teaching Online Open Course 24 March 2014. Jenny Mackness : http://jennymackness.wordpress.com/about/. Source of image; http://www.hiring-hub.com/blog/completely-useless /. Roles for this session.

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Collaborative Open Online Learning COOL

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  1. Collaborative Open Online LearningCOOL A webinar for Oxford Brookes University’s Teaching Online Open Course 24 March 2014 Jenny Mackness: http://jennymackness.wordpress.com/about/ Source of image; http://www.hiring-hub.com/blog/completely-useless/

  2. Roles for this session Source: http://www.evomedia.gr/en/support/ Searcher Link gatherer Question gatherer Note taker Chat summarizer Session blogger Mind Mapper

  3. COOL: Collaborative open online learning “Many online courses now require students to collaborate, but we know that just putting people together in the same space isn’t enough? What should a tutor do to prepare students for collaborative tasks?” Jenny Connected: http://jennymackness.wordpress.com/2009/06/01/collaboration-online/

  4. Collaboration or Cooperation? Stephen Downes talking and writing about Groups and Networks: http://youtu.be/lciR7wx18V0 http://halfanhour.blogspot.co.uk/2010/04/collaboration-and-cooperation.html

  5. Collaboration:What does it mean? • Exchanging information, altering activities, and sharing resources for mutual benefit to achieve a common purpose. • Exchanging information for mutual benefit. • Exchanging information, altering activities, sharing resources, and enhancing the capacity of another for mutual benefit and to achieve a common purpose. • Exchanging information, altering activities for mutual benefit and to achieve a common purpose. Source: Himmelman, A.T. (2000) Collaboration for a Change. Retrieved from http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/pdf_files/4achange.pdf

  6. Models for thinking about collaborative learning on and off line Harold Jarche (2011) http://www.jarche.com/2011/06/connecting-with-communities-of-practice/ Palloff & Pratt (2005) http://www.oakland.k12.mi.us/portals/0/learning/04_1127.pdf Wenger, E. (1998) Communities of Practice. Learning, Meaning, and Identity. Cambridge. P.73 Garrison, Anderson & Archer (2000) https://coi.athabascau.ca/

  7. Why Collaborate? ‘Collaboration is the joining together of things that do not naturally want to be joined’ Stephen Downes – ALT-C 2005 Conference Source of image: http://paulkeijzer.com/if-you-want-people-to-collaborate-put-them-next-to-each-other/

  8. Reasons for Collaborating Online Deeper Learning • Social presence, connection, interaction and engagement • Extending and deepening the learning experience • Co-creation of knowledge and meaning • Improving critical thinking skills • Opportunities for reflection and identity development • Increased possibilities for transformative learning • Increased opportunities for different learning styles • Opportunities for cross cultural engagement Identity development Source of image: http://ridingthewave.net/category/culture-change-in-organizations/

  9. The Long History of Collaboration “In the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed." - Charles Darwin Source of image: http://science-on-the-edge.blogspot.co.uk/2011/02/happy-birthday-darwin.html

  10. My online collaborators Wikis Skype Email Googledocs Sui Fai John Mak Sydney Institute Karen Guldberg University of Birmingham Matthias Melcher University of Heidelberg Roy Williams University of Portsmouth Mariana Funes Sussex, UK Jenny Mackness Jutta Pauschenwein University of Applied Sciences Graz, Austria Carmen Tschofen Minneapolis, USA Peter Jackson Oxford Brookes University Greg Benfield Oxford Brookes University Simone Gumtau University of Portsmouth Regina Karousou University of Chichester

  11. Supporting online collaboration Source of image - http://www.viraldecor.com/human-pyramid-by-uttermost.html

  12. Collaborating Online Source: http://www.evomedia.gr/en/support/ • Don’t be shy – step forward • Allow for different time zones and cultures • Leave your ego behind • Trust in the best intentions of your collaborators • Be open and inclusive • State clearly what you can/cannot offer • State clearly when you can/cannot contribute • Be committed to achieving the shared goal

  13. Final word on collaboration…… …. from Howard Rheingold “Any virtual community that works, works because people put in some time” Source of image: http://thenextspeaker.com/nl/2013/02/14/een-bijeenkomst-in-april-of-mei-2013/

  14. References Slide 1 Jenny Mackness blog: http://jennymackness.wordpress.com/ Jenny Mackness blog post about collaboration: http://jennymackness.wordpress.com/2009/06/01/collaboration-online Slide 2: Stephen Downes Groups and Networks: http://youtu.be/lciR7wx18V0 Stephen Downes blog http://halfanhour.blogspot.co.uk/2010/04/collaboration-and-cooperation.html Slide 3 Himmelman, A.T. (2000). Collaboration for a Change. http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/pdf_files/4achange.pdf Cloudhead. http://cloudhead.headmine.net/post/3279118157/cooperation-vs-collaboration Slide 5 Harold Jarche (2011) http://www.jarche.com/2011/06/connecting-with-communities-of-practice/ Palloff & Pratt (2005) http://www.oakland.k12.mi.us/portals/0/learning/04_1127.pdf Garrison, Anderson & Archer (2000) https://coi.athabascau.ca/ Wenger, E. (1998) Communities of Practice. Learning, Meaning, and Identity. Cambridge University Press. p.73 Slide 8 Howard Rheingold Ted Talk: http://www.ted.com/talks/howard_rheingold_on_collaboration Slide 9 Mariana Funes blog (21014) http://mdvfunes.com/2014/02/13/working-virtually-treat-each-thing-as-if-it-were-alive/ Slide 12 Howard Rheingold (2002) Smart Mobs. Cambridge MA.: Basic Books.

  15. Thank you Any questions? Jenny Mackness: http://jennymackness.wordpress.com/ Source of image : http://en.fotolia.com/Content/Comp/38821800

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