CASE SHARING: COLLABORATIVE PROJECT-BASED...
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CASE SHARING: COLLABORATIVE
PROJECT-BASED LEARNINGMr Gavin Choi, Microsoft Expert Educator,
St. Margaret's Girls' College, Hong Kong
BASIC INFORMATION
Name: Choi Wai Kit
School Name: St. Margaret’s Girls’ College, Hong Kong
Description of School: A Catholic Secondary Girls School under
the Direct Subsidy Scheme
Student Characteristic: Multi-culture, Passive and Low Motivation
Socio-economic status of student: Low Income Class
School Website: http://www.smgchk.edu.hk
PROBLEM ENCOUNTERED BEFORE USING
OFFICE 365
Cannot afford computer equipment and suitable
software for students in learning
"i Learn at home" Internet Learning Support
Programme / Donation from school: computer and
internet service
Use freeware for their projects
different versions/types of Office suite and file formats,
which leads to failure in project file integration
Large storage space required
Rely on external devices (USB) or mailbox limited
capacity
WHY OFFICE 365?
Office 365:
Office Online
SharePoint Online: social and team collaboration
Lync Online: communication
1TB Storage on OneDrive
24x7 maintenance by Microsoft
No technical and server requirement from school. Only
Internet Needed
Cross-platform: support any devices connected to Internet
Standardized file formats: Exchange and Integration
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
One of the S5 English School Based Assessment
(SBA)
Student grouped into 4
Project duration: 1 month
Project focus: Social issues such as ‘Internet Addiction’
&‘Factors influencing teenagers’ consumption patterns’
Aim: Guided by teacher in setting research questions
and methodology to help students discuss issues in
depth and to convey their ideas clearly and concisely
PROJECT LEARNING
To develop generic skills for life long learning
Critical Thinking Skills
Communication Skills
Collaboration Skills
Information Technology Skills
Problem-Solving Skills
Problem-based learning (PBL) approach
Instruction and criteria are provided by the teacher.
Developing knowledge through self-discovery by tackling real-life
problems.
It can bring the students together to develop their collective skills
at acquiring, communication, and integrating information.
Feedback will be given and students have chance to revise their
work.
SUMMARY OF LEARNING FLOWCHART
Stage IT Tools Achievement
1 Research: mind-
maps,
background
research
• Lync Online
• SharePoint
Online
NewsFeed
• Surfing
internet
• Through Lync, students can build up their
study skills when doing the preliminary
research and choosing the focus for their
projects. During the brainstorming
sessions, students can further build on
their communication skills and
collaboration skills . Moreover, they also
learn how to integrate their ideas together.
• Critical thinking skills
• Information technology skills
2 Methodology:
set focused
questions,
methodology
Excel Survey • Using Microsoft Word, the information is
organised and presented into a
systematic manner. This helps to ensure
their progress is consistent with the foci of
their projects.
SUMMARY OF LEARNING FLOWCHART (CONT’D) Stage IT Tools Achievement
3 Collect data:
students collect
data and conduct
analysis of their
data present
their findings
• Excel
Survey
• Office 365
• Using Office 365, students can use
Microsoft Office to finish their projects
anytime anywhere.
• OneDrive in Office 365 allows students
to store their learning progress in the
same file for easy access and
continuous reflection. Teachers can
also monitor their project progress
without any disturbance.
4 Present
recommendations
Office 365 • Through presentations, students will
build up their presentation skills and
communication skills
• Students will present their projects
and peer assess each other in class.
Through this, students can build up
their critical thinking skills and
reflection skills.
HOW DO STUDENTS USE OFFICE 365?
Due to limited time for students to discuss and finish the
project during the lesson. Office 365 is an effective tool to
help the them finish their tasks at anytime and anywhere.
Once they have a computers or mobile devices which can
connect to internet, they can do the project or
communicate together.
Students need to set focused questions related to the
social issue which they concerned. Moreover, they also
need analyse the data after people answer the
questionnaire.
Through the above processes, students equipped problem
solving skills for their study even though benefit their
future life .
DEMONSTRATION
PROJECT OUTCOMES
21st Century Learning Skills
Collaborative Learning
Independent Learning
Anytime Anywhere Learning
Learning attitude of students become proactive and higher motivation.
Students’ feedback:
Office 365 is an interactive platform that they can do the project together at a same time.
We can use the software on our mobile devices
We do not need to purchase the software
We can learn from interactive practice
FUTURE PLAN
Applicable to all subjects
English subject as pilot, ICT next
Rolling out to all subjects in the near future
Study Skills
Train students in their research skills and how to apply ICT in
project learning
Technology as an Enabler for Teachers
Train other teachers to create their own class- and project-sites on
SharePoint Online
Use Windows tablets and Windows apps for project and
classroom learning
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