2 learning alone and together
- 2. Goals l Understand, from a student perspective, the affective and cognitive differences between a classroom employing individual learning and one employing collaborative learning l Understand how collaborative and individual learning activities can impact the quality of student work and students’ confidence in their ability to do good work l Establish some of the basic elements of collaborative learning, which can then be incorporated into lesson planning
- 3. Task One: Squares l You must work alone l You may not consult with other participants l You may not look at other participants’ work
- 5. Task Two: Rectangles l You must work together (in teams of 3) l Each of you must assume a team role (defined by team) and contribute to the task l Once you have finished, each of you must share with the other 2 members of your team one positive quality of team work based on this experience
- 7. Reflection l (Cognitive) Participant Success Rate l (Affect) Individual vs. Collaborative Work l Performance l Extending This Activity to Classroom
- 8. Collaborative Learning l Positive Interdependence Team members need one another to complete their task. l Individual Accountability Each team member is responsible for a certain part of the task or fulfills a certain role.
- 9. Collaborative Learning l Social Skills Team members must learn to handle conflict, argue constructively, disagree without being disagreeable, etc. l Face-to-Face Interaction Team members work together, in a common physical or virtual space, to complete their task.
- 10. Collaborative Learning l Group Processing Team members help one another understand how learning occurred and how each team member contributed to completion of the overall product. Reflecting on learning (metacognition) is critical to real learning.
- 11. In your classroom: When is there room for individual, competitive or collaborative work? When planning a group activity, ask yourself: Do the learners really need each other to do this? If not, how can I make it so they do?
- 12. Where Can I Find More Information? These toolkits in the Sourcebook will help you: l Work Readiness Skills: More info on what collaboration is l Participatory Learning: The best practices and steps will help you think about grouping strategies Handout! Collaboration Checklist: This tool will help you as you plan and review your collaborative activities