Constructing Quality Questions for Discussion
Exploring Collaborative Learning
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It is essential to adhere to collaborative learning in an online learning environment. Collaborative learning is an educational approach to teaching and learning that involves groups of learners working together to solve a problem, complete a task, or create a product. Collaborative learning is based on the idea that learning is a naturally act in which the participants talk among themselves. It is through the talk that learning occurs.
1. Based on the information in the Learning Resources, discuss two conditions of effective collaborative learning.
2. On your own experiences and the information gathered from the learning resources, what are some advantages of collaborative learning?
3. As an online learner at Walden University, what are some ways to benefit from collaborative learning?
By Wednesday: Post your thoughts on conditions of effective collaborative learning, as well as some advantages of collaborative learning in an online environment. Include at least one advantage and challenge for the instructor and at least one advantage and challenge for the learner. Be sure to cite information from the Learning Resources to support your thinking.
By Sunday: Read a selection of your colleagues’ postings. As you read their responses, note those to which you would like to respond with advice, questions, comments, and/or encouragement.
Respond to two or more of your colleagues’ postings in any of the following ways: In your response, draw a connection between the material posted using the following:
Build on something your colleague said.
Explain why and how you see things differently.
Ask a probing or clarifying question.
Share an insight from having read your colleague's posting.
Offer and support an opinion.
Validate an idea with your own experience.
Expand on your colleague's posting.
Ask for evidence that supports the posting.
Return to the Discussion in a few days to read the responses to your initial posting. Continue the dialogue as desired by responding to your colleagues’ thoughts.
- Resources
Teaching Effectiveness Program
Assessing collaborative learning
Benefits of collaborative learning
Conditions of collaborative learning
http://www.gdrc.org/kmgmt/c-learn/conditions.htmlOnline Teamwork and collaboration
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjcxKPIwoNA
http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/intech/cooperativelearning.htm
Rubric
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