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 INCREASE knowledge, skills and the abilities to ADAPT to 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 ...
Meaningful Learning for Quality Education
Cooperative Collaborative Learning
Creating a learning environment where individuals with a variety of skills can INCREASE knowledge, skills and the abilities to ADAPT to changing environments so that they can act as informed citizens of the world.
Harris-Ransom et al. 2010
Cooperative Collaborative ONLINE Learning
Using Web 2.0Web 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
Hybrid/Blended Learning: Handbook
Hybrid/Blended Learning: Text Book
Hybrid/Blended Learning: CD-Based Media
Hybrid/Blended Learning: Blog
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
Conclusion