why is student collaboration a thing?

Posted on by Sara Davoudi

Among my colleagues, I feel that there still is this discussion on what type of learning activities create the best opportunities for reaching the intended learning outcome. My personal reflection is that there are those that argue for a teacher focus where the teacher is the strongest voice in the classroom. In such cases, the […]

Learning in communities? Why? What are the drawbacks and the possible solutions ?

Posted on by silvia montanari

TOPIC 3 – Reflections I was particularly interested in the overview Kay Oddone gave on Online Learning Community and Online Learning Network. This helped me reflect on these two different types of ‘online learning’. However, in this context I would like to analyze just two aspects of collaborative learning. The first focuses on the reasons whyContinue reading “Learning in communities? Why? What are the drawbacks and the possible solutions ?”

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Collaboration vs Collaborative learning

Posted on by Johan Lugnet

When I’m teaching with my colleagues, we often talk about open-ended problems and project-based learning. Both because we have an idea that we can support/challenge the student to develop higher-order thinking skills (HOTS) (Krathwohl, 2002), but also because in engineering work there is most likely a team that share a responsibility to solve a project […]

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Topic 3: Learning in communities – networked collaborative learning

Posted on by Meghan Anderson

“A personal learning network (PLN) is a group of colleagues, mentors, and professionals that you connect with to enhance your learning and take charge of your own professional development” Elizabeth Trach, Schoology Exchange The quote above resonated with me as it speaks to the autonomy you have in creating your learning networks. They are personal and drivenContinue reading “Topic 3: Learning in communities – networked collaborative learning”

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How collaborative was the process in my PBL group with the task?

Posted on by Bozena Guziana

My refection on topic 3. Learning in communities – networked collaborative learning Collaborative learning has an important place in higher education. Accordingly, group work assignments are often used as a form of examination.  It is therefore not surprising that there was a strong   interest in my PBL group in increasing collaborative learning within group tasks. One of … Fortsätt läsa ”How collaborative was the process in my PBL group with the task? ”

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How collaborative was the process in my PBL group with the task?

Posted on by Bozena Guziana

My refection on topic 3. Learning in communities – networked collaborative learning Collaborative learning has an important place in higher education. Accordingly, group work assignments are often used as a form of examination.  It is therefore not surprising that there was a strong   interest in my PBL group in increasing collaborative learning within group tasks. One of … Fortsätt läsa ”How collaborative was the process in my PBL group with the task? ”