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Online Collaborative Learning Environments

Online Collaborative Learning Environments. Integration into the 9-12 Classroom. Introduction. K-12 Teachers continuously strive to: Create a sense of classroom community Promote life-long learning Many things prevent this from occurring: 50-60 minute class periods

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Online Collaborative Learning Environments

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  1. Online Collaborative Learning Environments Integration into the 9-12 Classroom

  2. Introduction • K-12 Teachers continuously strive to: • Create a sense of classroom community • Promote life-long learning • Many things prevent this from occurring: • 50-60 minute class periods • State standardized testing • School-wide common assessments • Required core curriculum • Everyday interruptions

  3. Solution • Online Collaborative learning environments act as: • Classroom extensions • More time • Convenient for teachers • Students see the value of learning outside classroom • Collaboration between peers • 21st century skills

  4. Safety • Predators • Inappropriate material • Misuse of technology …but • Students spend large percentage of time on Internet • “Culture of Fear” (Boyd) • Students must be enrolled in online collaborative learning environment • Password protected • Teachers model appropriate use • Techs have ability to monitor

  5. Multimodal Component Moodle can be used “to augment face-to-face courses” or “blended learning” • Moodle is an Open Source Course Management System (CMS), also known as a Learning Management System (LMS) or a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). It has become very popular among educators around the world as a tool for creating online dynamic web sites for their students. To work, it needs to be installed on a web server somewhere, either on one of your own computers or one at a web hosting company. • Moodle is free to download and registration is voluntary, so we don't have full information about everyone that uses it. • Moodle Overview

  6. System of posting information http://moodle.munster.k12.in.us/course/view.php?id=82

  7. Other internal components • Forums • Wikis • Student blogs • Polls • Interactive lessons • Assessments • Assignments

  8. Practical Uses for content areas • All subjects can benefit: • History • Science • Language Arts • Foreign Language • Health/P.E. • Math • Art • Sample Moodle Unit

  9. Works Cited • boyd, danah. “Understanding Socio-Technical Phenomena in a Web 2.0 Era.” MSR New England Lab Opening, Cambridge MA. Sept. 2008. 1 Dec. 2010. Web. • Selfe, Cynthia L. Multimodal Composition: A Resource for Teachers. Hampton Press, Inc. 2007. Print. • Soren, Kaplan. “Building eLearning and Blended Learning Communities.” iCohere, Inc. 2010. 1 Dec. 2010. Web. http://www.icohere.com/CollaborativeLearning.htm

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