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Collaborative Learning
What is Collaborative Learning?Also referred as cooperative
learningMethod of teaching and learning in which students team
togetherExamples of collaborative learningStudents discussing a
lectureStudents from different schools working together over the
Internet
Collaborative learning is a method of teaching and learning in
which students team together to explore a significant question or
create a meaningful project. A group of students discussing a
lecture or students from different schools working together over
the Internet on a shared assignment are both examples of
collaborative learning (Educational Broadcasting Corporation,
2004)2
Benefits of Collaborative LearningCelebration of
diversityAcknowledgment of individual differencesInterpersonal
developmentActively involving students in learningMore
opportunities for personal feedbackDevelops higher level thinking
skillsDevelops social interaction skillsEncourages student
responsibility for learning
Challenges of Collaborative LearningFor EducatorsRevision of
time allocations for assignmentsAdaptation to changing role that
includes increased student responsibility for own learning
For StudentsAdjustment to group work formatTime management
issues involved with working around group members
schedulesIncreased responsibility for own learningClassrooms set-up
for teacher-centered/lectures
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ReferenceEducational Broadcasting Corporation. (2004).
Cooperative and Collaborative Learning. Retrieved from
http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/coopcollab/index_sub3.html
