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Creating online communities: To group or not to group

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MY CONTEXT: TEACHER EDUCATION

o Collaboration is an integral part of teaching, learning and assessment

o Gradual release of responsibility through modelled, guided and independent tasks

o A rationale for the collaborative activity emphasises the authenticity of the task

o The task provides students with multiple opportunities to practice and receive feedback on the assessment task.

NO GROUPING – INDIVIDUALLY ASSESSED

GROUPING: INDIVIDUALLY ASSESSED

ReflectionsNo groups

Decreases students’ sense of isolation

Able to compare understandings of the task

Students model skills for each other

Students take responsibility for their own learning

Students experience information overload

Assumptions regarding access and proficiency navigating learnline

Greater anonymity

Groups

Decreases students’ sense of isolation

Able to compare understandings of the task

Students model skills for each otherStudents take responsibility for their

own learning

Assumptions regarding access and proficiency navigating learnline

Depending on the size of the group, student withdrawal will have a greater or lesser impact.

Small groups may require more support