Collaborative Learning and ICTsCollaborative Learning and ICTsSanjaya Mishra

To collaborate is to work jointly with othersTo collaborate is to work jointly with others 'Collaborative learning' is an umbrella term for a 'Collaborative learning' is an umbrella term for a

variety of educational approaches involving joint variety of educational approaches involving joint intellectual effort by students, or students and intellectual effort by students, or students and teachers together. Usually students are working teachers together. Usually students are working in groups of two or more, mutually searching for in groups of two or more, mutually searching for understanding, solutions, or meanings, or understanding, solutions, or meanings, or creating a productcreating a product

ICTs can foster collaborative learningICTs can foster collaborative learning

Theories behind CLTheories behind CL

Social constructivist learning Social constructivist learning theory:theory:people learn through social people learn through social interaction and peer interaction and peer relationships and achieve their developmental milestones as relationships and achieve their developmental milestones as a result of a result of that interactionthat interaction

Cooperative learning:Cooperative learning:It'sIt's is a relationship in a is a relationship in a group of students that requires positive group of students that requires positive interdependence, interdependence, individual accountability (towards learning), interpersonal individual accountability (towards learning), interpersonal skills (communication, trust, leadership, decision making, skills (communication, trust, leadership, decision making, and conflict resolution), and interactionand conflict resolution), and interaction

Situated learning:Situated learning:learning occurs in authentic learning occurs in authentic contexts with social contexts with social interaction and collaboration as the key interaction and collaboration as the key componentscomponents

ICT Tools for CLICT Tools for CL

Web 2.0 toolsWeb 2.0 tools

text-based communication toolstext-based communication tools

emailemail

blogsblogs

wikiswikis

instant messaging/chatinstant messaging/chat

microbloggingmicroblogging

immersive learning environmentsimmersive learning environments

electronic gameselectronic games

3D virtual worlds3D virtual worlds

people networkspeople networks

discussion forums – web (+email)discussion forums – web (+email)

groups and communities groups and communities servicesservices

social softwaresocial software

online conferencingonline conferencing

interactive whiteboardsinteractive whiteboards

voice over IP (VoiP).voice over IP (VoiP).

Pedagogical DesignsPedagogical Designs

Problem-based learningProblem-based learning Project-based learningProject-based learning Reciprocal teachingReciprocal teaching Group workGroup work

Design of learning activity is Design of learning activity is important to the use of ICT tools.important to the use of ICT tools.