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Collaborative L earning. Prepared By Erinç Alkım Yaylalı 20404603. Question:. What do you know about collaborative learning?. What is Collaborative Learning?. Collaborative learning is: Students working in pairs or groups (usually picked randomly)
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Collaborative Learning Prepared By Erinç Alkım Yaylalı 20404603
Question: • What do you know about collaborative learning?
What is Collaborative Learning? Collaborative learning is: • Students working in pairs or groups (usually picked randomly) • Students and teachers negotiating the rules that govern them • Students and teachers negotiating what is taught (as far as possible) and how it is taught
Why useCollaborative Learning method? • Gives students practice working in teams • Increases student engagement with the material • Enhances critical thinking abilities through: • Discussion • Clarification of ideas • Evaluation of others’ ideas
Considerations Before using groups, consider: • What is the amount of time students spend in group? • How you will manage group dynamics? • What is the ideal group size? • How will groups be formed? • How will you evaluate the group and/or end product?
Instructors Need to Watch • Atmosphere of the group • Degree of participation • Interpersonal influence • Team roles • Being on task • Feelings of team members • Decision-making method
References • http://learningcommons.evergreen.edu/pdf/collab.pdf • http://teaching.berkeley.edu/bgd/collaborative.html • http://www.wcer.wisc.edu/archive/cl1/cl/