the unicollaboration platform
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Presentation for INTENT workshop in Padua, 21 March 2013TRANSCRIPT
UNICollaboration Platform
Sake Jager University of Groningen
INTENT Partner
INTENT Workshop, 21 March 2013 Padua, Italy
UniCollaboration PlatformMain functions:• Interactive platform for Telecollaboration/OIE in HE• Information resource for teachers, mobility coordinators,
administrators, students: – Sample Projects– Tasks, Task sequences– Practitioners, Institutions, Classes– Training and ‘how to’ materials
• Tools for practitioners: create tasks, describe classes, search for classes, use ePortfolio
• Social functions: forum, messaging, blogs• Announcements and site activities on home page
Development • Design, programming and hosting: OU,
Knowledge Media Institute (Chris Valentine)• Functional specs: Lead Groningen (Jager,
Thorne), contributions from all partners• Site designed in Drupal• Released to the public: February 2013, still
being improved and extended• Full version: End 2013
• Case Studies
Practitioner profile• Personal details:– Info section– Contact form– FB and Skype user name
• Institutional details– Access to other practitioners in the same institution
• List of classes available for telecollaboration• List of tasks created• Function to establish new partnerships
Structure of the task databank
• Stand-alone tasks – the smallest possible units of interaction between partcipants
• Task sequences –examples how long-term exchanges can be structured, consist of stand-alone tasks.
Criteria for task description
Criteria for task description
Class search tool• Tool for finding classes to work with• Searchable fields include (not finalized yet):– Target language– Target level – Host country– Dominant language production– Period
• Possibly map searches in the future
Eportfolio for Telecollaborative Language Learning
• Set of competences to identify the “Telecollaboratively Competent Person” (TEP)
• Help individuals keep track of their development during an online exchange
• 3 parts:
– descriptors (also goals for self- and other-directed learning)– template for Personal Reflection Diary (to link descriptors with
events before, during and after an online exchange)– sample rubric (criteria based on descriptors for self-progress
reports, peer evaluation/s, formative assessment)
Part 1: Descriptors of Telecollaborative Effective Person
• 4 main areas:
– Online Language Competences (not to be confused with general language learning levels!)
– Social Competences– Technical Competences– Cross-Cultural Competences
• Main areas divided into 3 'macro' KSAs (Knowledge, Skills, Attitudes)
• 'Macros'devided into 'micro' KSAs (to pinpoint specific actions that can reflect development →assessment of competences)
Afternoon workshop
• Set up personal profile• Browse sample projects and tasks• Design your own task• Put the task on the platform
Questions and discussion!