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Enhancing Learning Enhancing Learning Opportunities by Student Opportunities by Student
Collaboration in Collaboration in Online Learning CommunityOnline Learning Community
Denys M. Lupshenyuk & Clayton Tartt
The University of West Alabama
This project proposal is supported in part by a grant from the Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship Program, a program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) of the United States
Department of State, administered by IREX (International Research & Exchanges Board).
February 25-27, 2007 Abu Dhabi, UAE
What is TIGC What is TIGC Project?Project?
Experiential Learning
Collaborative Learning
Reflective Learning
Action Learning
Supported Learning
Project NeedsProject Needs
• Students lack ICT literacy
• Teachers lack hands-on technology use
• Insufficiency of web resources on education
Project GoalsProject Goals• To enrich national educational experiences;
• To make pre-service teachers more open to using web-based technologies in classrooms;
• To give future teachers opportunity to experience problem-solving learning through on-line community;
• To develop reflective individuals willing to improve effectiveness of teaching around the world;
• To lay foundations of professional networking via on-line community of practice.
Project OrganizationProject Organization
• Project Working Group− Project director− Team facilitators− Knowledge leaders
• Preparatory Stage− Design of TIGC Project
framework− Selection of project participants − Diverse composition of project
teams− Development of instructional
package
• Learning agreement• Project syllabus• Study guide• Techtorials• Videopodcast about
project
Digital ResourcesDigital Resources
• Computer Equipment
• High-Speed Internet
• Community-based web application− Manila User Land
(Tapped In, My-ecoach)
Computer-Mediated Computer-Mediated CommunicationsCommunications
• Communications tools − Asynchronous tools
• Discussion Board• Email
− Synchronous tools• Text-based chat-room• Audio/video conferencing• Instant messaging
• Collaborative Technologies − Streaming multimedia− Blogging tools− Wiki-technology− File Sharing
TIGC Project TIGC Project ImplementationImplementation
Implementation Stage
IntroductionStage
Evaluation Stage
Community Evolvement
Project Implementation
Introduction StageIntroduction StageIntroduction StageIntroduction Stage
Period: 2 weeks
Activities:
(a) Team Icebreaking
(b) Opening web conference
(c) Skills development webinar
Problem-solving & Team-building skills
PowerPoint & Audio conferencing
Community Introduction:
• Chat, audio/video conferencing, IM
• Discussion board, webloging, podcasts
Clarification of project goals & tasks:
•Text-based chat or audio/video conferencing
Period: 2 weeks
Activities:
(a) Team Icebreaking
(b) Opening web conference
(c) Skills development webinar
Project Implementation
Introduction StageIntroduction Stage Implementation StageImplementation StageImplementation StageImplementation Stage
Period: 3 months
Activities:
(a) Inter-team online collaboration
(b) Skills development webinar
(c) Presentation
Collaborative research to develop action plan:
•Wiki-technology•CMC tools•Streaming multimedia
ICT literacy and research skills
•PowerPoint & Audio conferencing
Project Implementation
Introduction StageIntroduction StageImplementation StageImplementation Stage
Evaluation StageEvaluation StageEvaluation StageEvaluation Stage
Period: 2 weeks
Activities:
(a) Team Icebreaking
(b) Opening web conference
(c) Skills development webinar
Period: 3 months
Activities:
(a) Inter-team online collaboration
(b) Skills development webinar
Period: 2 weeks
Activities:
(a) Inter-team evaluation
(b) Online community debating
(c) Closing web conference
•Peer evaluation (CMC tools)
•Self-evaluation (web survey; weblogs)
Online discussion of
students’ end-products
Sharing experiences
(CMC tools)
Project Evaluation• By team members:
− Weekly reflective blogs− Peer assessment and peer review− Summative self-evaluations
• By team leaders:− Weekly evaluation of team work− Summative self-evaluations
• By facilitators: − Continuous observation of team interactions
• By knowledge leaders:− Measurement evaluation of the final product of
collaborative work and individual action plans
SummarySummary• TIGC is carried out between universities
located in different countries.
• It is delivered via an online learning community.
• The purpose is to develop action plans to resolve problems in technology integration.
• It provides hands-on experience with the latest web-based technology.
• It provides ongoing educational facilitation, informational and technological support.
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