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COLIGE (Collaborative Online Learing in Global Education)

Project Activity (Scotland – Finland)

Lesson Plan and Review Template

Step 1 – Initiate Online Group

Initiate online contact with your international group partner(s) by agreeing on a forum through which you can communicate online and introduce yourselves. This ‘meeting’ can take place through social media, video conferencing, email or any other online tool.

Your introduction to each other could include the following information:

Your name; Brief description of past teaching experience; The level and subject of your current teaching practice (if applicable); and A brief description of your past experience with online communication tools.

Step 2 – Context Description

The first step of this activity is for Scottish participants to supply information about the class that they will be teaching / have taught. Please add content below under the following headings:

Your name:

1. In what community and institution is the class taking place?2. How many students are in the class?3. What age are the students?4. What is the cultural background of the students?5. Are there any particular student needs or characteristics that should be considered?6. What program and year of studies are the students in?7. What is the content / subject area of the course? (be as specific as possible)8. How much previous experience do the students have in this subject?9. What is the curriculum document that covers this course’s subject content (provide an internet

link of the curriculum document if available)?10. What are the course objectives (provide text or internet link if possible)?11. Insert an image of the classroom setting if possible and add any comments on

resources/equipment available.

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12. If your video recording is of interactions with the class you describe, please indicate if you are happy to share this with Finnish participants (we will set up a private shared space in MyAberdeen where these can be uploaded).

13. Any other information (e.g. professional challenge under investigation for the course)

Deadline: Fill out the above information under Step 2 and send it to your group partner(s) and to your tutor before <date>. You should complete the listing in this Word document template.

Step 3 – Lesson Plan

Finnish participants will design a lesson plan for a Scottish class context provided to you by your Scottish partner(s). Finnish students should co-create a lesson plan with their Scottish pair based on an educational theory for the context outlined above. Information about the lesson plan should be completed in the section below and include information concerning the following:

Name of person creating lesson plan:

Lesson title / subject: Pedagogical theory grounding the lesson (with links to further information if appropriate): Learning objectives (from a curriculum document if possible): Prior knowledge of students necessary in order to properly complete the lesson: Forms of assessment: Lesson structure (table below)

Activity Key outcome (e.g. students should...

Class structure (e.g. students in groups, seated individually, etc.)

Time

(min.)Introduction

Main section

Conclusion

Homework

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Deadline: Fill out the above information under Step 3 and send back via email to your group partner(s) and your tutor before <date>. Completed lesson plans will be then sent to your tutor for uploading onto the University Virtual Learning Environment.

Step 4 – Online Feedback (from Aberdeen)

Scottish students will provide feedback to the Finnish students focusing on how effective the Scottish students think that the lesson plan would work in the context that they are familiar with. Please provide feedback under the following questions.

Your name:

1. Are the aims and objectives of the lesson clear and achievable?2. ‘Is it clear how the educational theory used underpins the lesson design? 3. Are the levels of students’ prior knowledge recognized and addressed?4. Does the plan demonstrate proper time management? (in other words: is the plan realistic for

the time given)5. Is there an appropriate variety of activities to engage all learners?6. Are students given opportunities within the plan to share and / or engage in a learning dialogue?7. Are there opportunities for formative assessment and feedback within the lesson plan? Are

these appropriate?8. Any other comments/feedback?

Also, arrange a time to discuss the above questions with your collaboration partner(s) before <date> in an online format that you decide together.

Deadline:

Please provide written feedback with respect to the questions in Step 4. You can send the final Word document with your written comments for Part 4 to your group partner(s) and your tutor by <date>.

Step 5: Teaching the Lesson (optional)

Scottish students are encouraged to teach the lesson plan (or an activity from this lesson) with their class. Note: if possible, please take video footage of your lesson and provide some reflective comments on how it went to your Finnish peer.

Step 6: Final Feedback and Reflection (from Finland)

Finnish students will provide feedback about the project during an online session organized for <date>. Scottish students will be invited to this session organized by OUAS. This session will involve Finnish students providing specific feedback concerning the Scottish students work to integrate the lesson plans

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in teaching contexts in Scotland as viewed by either video or referenced from Finnish student reflections as well as comments on the overall online activity.

Questions covered during this session could include:

1. Did the planned activities appropriately relate to the classroom content?2. Was the lesson taught in Scotland? If so, describe the outcomes.3. Was the online collaboration effective to support the co-creation of a lesson plan and

develop pedagogical competences and technical competences?4. Any other comments/feedback

_____________________________________________________________________________________Based on an original template used by students from the Oulu University of Applied Sciences, Finland and the University of Aberdeen, UK in 2014-15. This template is freely available for re-use and adaptation. If you do use it for another context, or need any further information, please let us know.

Blair Stevenson blair.stevenson@oamk.fi and Sarah Cornelius s.cornelius@abdn.ac.uk.