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COOPERATIVE AND COLLABORATIVE ONLINE LEARNING. Rosseni Din, PhD PPA Academic Advancement Course . Overview. Quality Education Meaningful learning Hybrid/Blended online learning with Web 2.0 technology Collaborative & Cooperative Learning Best practices . Quality Education.
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COOPERATIVE AND COLLABORATIVE ONLINE LEARNING Rosseni Din, PhDPPA Academic Advancement Course
Overview • Quality Education • Meaningful learning • Hybrid/Blended online learning with Web 2.0 technology • Collaborative & Cooperative Learning • Best practices
Quality Education • Creating a learning environment where individuals with a variety of skills can INCREASEknowledge, skills and the abilities to ADAPTto changing environments so that they can act as informed citizens of the world. • Harris-Ransom et al. 2010
Quality Education • Rule #1: Know Your Audience • A vision of students today ...
Cooperative Collaborative Learning • Creating a learning environment where individuals with a variety of skills can INCREASEknowledge, skills and the abilities to ADAPTto changing environments so that they can act as informed citizens of the world. • Harris-Ransom et al. 2010
Cooperative Collaborative ONLINE Learning Using Web 2.0 Web 2.0: The Machine Is Using Us
Cooperative Collaborative Online Learning: The Hybrid Approach Using Weblog
Cooperative Collaborative Online Learning: The Hybrid Approach Using Weblog • Combination of online learning in a regular conventional face-to-face learning • Course structure/Course Outline or Course Handbook • Text Book • Other complementary instructional media – CD-ROMs • A course blog • i.e the Computer Education Blog • Tutorials • More and different opportunities to present materials • Opportunity to improve learning via reflections and interpersonal communication • Frequent feedbacks • Designing Effective Online Assigments
Practical Issues • Class Participation • Question: How do you encourage students to participate in a cooperative group project? • Question: How do you encourage students to participate in a collaborative online classroom? • Question: How does this differ from the traditional classroom?
Cooperative Group Participation • Class Participation • Question: How do you encourage students to participate in a cooperative group project? • Question: How do you encourage students to participate in a collaborative online classroom? • Question: How does this differ from the traditional classroom?
Collaborative Online Learning • How to encourage participation? A 10% overall carry marks? • Rubric: Focusing on meaningful participation – not just adding entry • Frequency: Once a week is practical – in reality more frequent participation would put the student in a much better position to make timely and meaningful contributions? • - at least 3 meaningful post/week or per online lecture/tutorial would be an A, 2 meaningful posts would be a B, and 1 would be a C. • - simply posting a short “me too” comment is not considered a “meaningful” post and will not support a strong grade for the week/lecture/tutorial.
Grading for Collaborative Online Participation • Grade A • Posted at least 3 comments • Provides relevant facts thoroughly • Comments or posting demonstrate a comprehensive analysis and/or interpretation of the issue • Support opinions by citing relevant and scholarly sources • Adds some new thought to the discussion critique another person’s point of view
Grading for Collaborative Online Participation • Grade B • Posted at least 2 comments • Provides limited facts • Does not clearly state the issue • Provided adequate but not comprehensive analysis of the issue • Sometimes supports key statements with relevant scholarly resources • Student show partial understanding
Grading for Collaborative Online Participation • Grade C • Posted at least 1 comments • Comments or posting does not reflect a comprehensive analysis or reading of the issue • Does not clearly state the issue • Analysis is only vaguely supported by scholarly work • Student merely restates what is in the text instead of interpret the issue • Sometimes supports key statements with relevant scholarly resources • Student show partial understanding