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Nathan Whitley-Grassi
State University of New York, Empire State College, Niagara Frontier
Center
Recent surveys of top companies found that
collaboration was one of the most highly
valued skills in new college graduates.
How do we facilitate collaboration &
collaborative learning to support this
statement in a blended or hybrid format?
It is best to choose a tool that fits your
needs rather than creating a need to fit the
tool.
Course Management System expansion
can be expensive, time consuming, and
often does not usually allow for student co-
created content development
Third party software provides users with
additional free and flexible tools
Wikis are editable websites
oRequire very little technical “know how” to
edit
Ward Cunningham – Wiki Wiki Web
(1991)
o “The simplest online database that could
possibly work”
Wiki – Hawaiian word for “fast”
http://www.flickr.com/photos/elkit/114382996/
No HTML knowledge required
Share knowledge quickly
Easy way to collaborate
Revert back to old versions
Follow who’s done what, when, &
where
A Wiki page starts more or less blank
Wiki pages are connected by internal hyperlinks
Every page should be connected
Feature: Pros:Possible
Cons:
Anyone can edit or add a page
It is easy to
collaborate to co-
construct knowledge
Vandals and
inappropriate posts
Wiki control &
organization set by the users
Student users
structure the
information in
ways meaningful to them
Newcomers may
have trouble navigating
Content is often
more important than style
Information richNot visually
appealing
http://ISTE2011wiki.wikispaces.com/
Creates communities of practice
o Collaborative learning communities
The cooperative learning paradigm:
o Positive interdependence of members
o Individual accountability
o Peer-to-peer interaction
o Use of communication skills
Constructivist Theory –
o Individual Unit of Instruction
Collaboration is at the heart of
learning• Deeper level of knowledge generation
• Active and manipulative learning
• Initiative, creativity, and critical thinking
skills
• Learning communities
• Shared goal for learning
Collaboration does not just happen
Requires planning on the instructors parto And don’t forget to Scream….
o Set the stage
o Create the environment
o Release of responsibility
o Encourage collaboration
o Assess regularly
o Motivate learners
Are not just group assignments:
Learning communities require a higher level
collaboration
This is usually brought about by creating:
o A shared sense of community
o A group value system
o A common community goal
o Habituation
This paradigm has
become the template
for many cohort-
based programs in
higher ed.
Learning
Communities
o Linked Courses
o Freshman focus
groups
o Multi-part Group
Assignments?
A shared sense of communityo The Assignment
• Requires interaction
• Students depend on one another
A common community goalo Create a scoring system
that examines both individual and group efforts.
A group value systemo As students depend...
• Feel a responsibility to each other
• Obligation
• Make it FUN???
Habituationo Icebreaker
• Students need to feel confortable with each other
o A Place to call home
• The Wiki!
How can we use Wikis in Collaborative learning?
o Student Control? Group Control? Instructor Control?
Self Mediated• Each student has own wiki
• Students visit other wikis of group members
Group Mediated
o Each group has their own space
• Student each have a page linked together from a community home
o Shared Space
• The group participates in collective activities on one page.
Instructor/Class Mediated
o Each group has a page as part of a larger class wide wiki
http://forensicanth-nu.wikispaces.com/
Assembling sources for research projects
Construct annotated bibliography
Publishing course resources
Concept mapping or brainstorming
Student comment and revision
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