Multimedia and cooperative learning

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Multimedia and cooperative learning

• WebQuests and
• Tele-collaboration

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Passive vs. Active learning

• Passive learning
• -Teacher as
• Sage on the stage
• (teacher-centered)
• Real-time/authentic?

• Active learning
• -Teacher as
• Guide on the side
• (student-centered)
• Real-time/authentic!

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Cooperative learning and technologyWhats the
point?

• It (technology) can help us realize the hope of
  schools as places that serve students anytime,
  anywhere and facilitate their growth into
  lifelong learners. (Pitler et. al., 07)
• Cooperative learning groups can make
  computer-based activities more productive for the
  students and less daunting for the teacher. From
  a purely practical view, when students work in
  groups of three per computer, the teacher faces
  only one third the potential technical
  challenges! (Haugen)
• http//www.ataccess.org/resources/atk12/bp/coopera
  tive.html

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Everything you want to know about cooperative
learning and technology but are afraid to ask!

• http//www.iste.org/source/orders/excerpts/nettb2.
  pdf
• In a nutshell, this site provides an overview of
  proven
• effective models and strategies for
• -Web-based lessons (WebQuests, CyberGuides,
  and
• Filamentality)
• -Multimedia presentations
• -Telecomputing projects
• (Telelearning, Teleresearch,Telecollaborat
  ing)
• -Online discussions

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Judi, Judi, Judi

• Telelearning Activity Types
• http//txtipd.wm.edu/documents/TelelearningActivit
  yTypes.pdf
• Communication example
• http//landmark-project.com/ggl/index.html
• Inquiry example
• http//www.k12science.org/curriculum/shipproj/inde
  x.html

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WebQuests

• These inquiryoriented activities are designed
  to use learners time well, to focus on using
  information rather than looking for it, and to
  support learners thinking at the levels of
  analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. (Pitler,
  et. al.)
• The WebQuest gurus Bernie Dodge and Tom March
• http//www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/web
  quests/demonstration.html
• Tom March (former assistant in WebQuest design
  under Dodge _at_ SDSU now independent)
• www.bestwebquests.com

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Telecollaboration

• Students collaborate using the Internet to solve
  an information problem.
• Provides students to/with
• - multiple points of view, perspectives,
  beliefs, interpretations and/or experiences.
• -comparing, contrasting, and/or combining
  similar information collected in dissimilar
  locations.
• - communicating with a real audience using
  written language.
• -expanding their global awareness.

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Space Explorers2003http//www.spaceexplorers.com

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• http//astroventure.arc.nasa.gov/
• http//astroventure.arc.nasa.gov/aa/train/training
  .html
• http//astroventure.arc.nasa.gov/biology/training/
  index.html

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Pros and cons of collaboration and technology

• Pros
• -interactive
• -structured
• -multisensory experiences
• -less paperwork
• -allows for higher level thinking skills
• -authentic learning
• -increased interest in subject area by lower
  achieving students
• -more fun for students and teacher
• -less discipline problems

• Cons
• -availability of computers
• -student lack of technology skills (ELL
  students)
• -slow access to websites
• -time consuming for teachers to prepare
• -time needed for students to complete activity

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Recommendations

• Better learning will not come from finding
  better ways for the teacher to instruct but from
  giving the learner better opportunities to
  construct. (Papert, 91)
• To allow our students to better utilize their
  intelligences and learning styles as well as work
  cooperatively within our content areas and across
  the curriculum, we must look for the
  opportunities to enhance our lessons with the
  multitude of multimedia activities that are
  available to us.
• We need to spend more time sharing specific
  technology activities, methods, and websites
  within our departments/teams.
• We need to use technology to develop
  cross-curriculum learning activities that promote
  numeracy and literacy.