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Week 2. Reading Take-Aways. Which of the four C’s do you think is most critical for student preparation for PJL? Why? How does a driving question facilitate PBL? Describe the roles of voice and choice in PBL. Describe the purpose of the driving question in PBL. Definitions.
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Week 2 Reading Take-Aways • Which of the four C’s do you think is most critical for student preparation for PJL? Why? • How does a driving question facilitate PBL? • Describe the roles of voice and choice in PBL. • Describe the purpose of the driving question in PBL.
Definitions Cooperative Learning - shared projects Collaborative Learning - • interactive process to achieve outcomes that couldn’t be achieved independently • a way to construct knowledge or negotiate meaning, solve problem through mutual engagement in coordinated effort using internet and other electronic communications
Obstacles Planning and support for collaboration Skills (interpersonal: giving and receiving criticism, other Space – class and on-line spaces Resistance/skepticism • inequitable distribution of tasks • group composition • one person does most of the work • don’t trust others’ level of work • need to fix others’ work to keep up grade • instructor doesn’t know who’s doing what • concerns for the gifted Technological fragility – accessibility, ability of available tools from web 2.0
For successful collaborative learning Students Must • learn how to plan together and be accountable to it • agree on process for completing work, managing conflict, deciding roles/responsibilities, setting ground rules, etc. • create written agreement that summarizes this Teachers Must • be a part of the ecosystem • create and model climate of trust • communicate goals when addressing problems; facilitate problem solving • support individuals as well as collective process through constant monitoring, comments, and grading
Assessing Collaborative Work Assess goals and learning for • collaborative process (both collective and individual outcomes and contributions) • content knowledge • self-evaluation process Formative and summative assessments by • student - of individual process/content • student - of collaborative process/content • instructor – individual process/content • instructor – collective process/content
Week 3 Reading Take-Aways 1. In what ways is collaboration supported by the teacher and by technology? 2. What are some ways to categorize technology tools? 3. How is the culture of learning different in classes that engage in collaborative learning on a regular basis? 4. How can assessment support collaborative learning, and what might be technology’s role in that?
Driving Question: Which social bookmarking site is best for using with my students? Project Outcome: Your group must create an infographic that compares the essential features of three of five given bookmarking sites.
As a team, spell out a process agreement for how will you learn and work together: What leadership model will you use (fixed, rotating, shared)? • What parts of the project will you complete individually and what tasks will you complete together? • How often and where will your team meet? • How will you communicate with each other?
Driving Question: Which social bookmarking site is best for using with my students? What’s behind the scenes? 21st Century Components • Collaboration • Choice • Critical Thinking • Creative Problem-solving
Knowledge/Understandings • Conceptual grasp of social bookmarking • How sites work • What are basic features of these sites • What is an inforgraphic • Conceptual grasp of uses of infographic • Processes • Compare and contrast • Analyze • Evaluate • Synthesize (Create)
Skills • Technology (use a social bookmarking site) • Planning • Communication (face-to-face and online)
How are these 21st century skills tied in? • Collaboration • Choice • Critical Thinking • Creative Problem-solving Project Outcome: Your group must create an infographic that compares the essential features of three of five given social bookmarking sites.
How do these change the context? • Collaboration • Choice • Critical Thinking • Creative Problem-solving Project Outcome: Your group must create an infographic that compares the essential features of three of five given social bookmarking sites. Project Outcome: Create a visual that compares the essential features of three social bookmarking sites.