(Cl) collaborative learning slides
- 1. Empowering for Independent Learning Collaborative Learning The Open University of Sri Lanka Year 2021 Module Coordinator: MSS Perera Batch 1- 2
- 3. Objectives and Learning Outcomes • Objectives: • Recognize the importance of collaborative learning in ODL. • Identify collaborative learning techniques that can be used effectively. • Organize and plan group learning activities; identify roles, responsibilities of group members, with ethical considerations, motivational and emotional support. • Achieved through outcomes to: • Engage in a group learning activity related to a subject, which would make learners recognize individual and group dynamics required to make it a success. • Make a reflective learning on the collaborative and experiential learning. 3
- 4. Collaborative Learning Vs Peer Learning ? 1.What is Collaborative Learning and What is Peer Learning? • Collaborative Learning-Students learn alongside one another • Peer Learning-Students learn from one another. 4
- 5. Who are Peers? People from similar status who are not professional teachers, helping each other to learn and learning themselves by teaching. Peers do not have power over each other by virtue of their position or responsibilities. Peers are fellow learners!! 5
- 6. Activity 1-Process of Peer Learning • Watch the above video and identify what is peer learning and the importance of peer learning process. As a group, discuss and present your findings. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFqGDa6xf54&t=60s 6
- 7. What is Peer Learning? Peer learning refers to students learning with and from each other as fellow learners without any implied authority to any individual. 7
- 8. Importance of Peer Learning • Peer learning is becoming an increasingly important part of many courses, and is being used in a variety of contexts and disciplines in many countries. 8
- 9. Benefits of Peer Learning • Develop skills in organizing and planning learning activities. • Working collaboratively with others and sharing knowledge. • Giving and receiving feedback. • Opportunity to evaluate their own learning. • While the emphasis is on the learning process, you may offer emotional support to a fellow student. • Self Motivation. 9
- 10. Peer Learning Through peer learning you move beyond independent learning to interdependent (mutual) learning. 10
- 11. Peer Group Learning (PGL) is… A Group of students with Common Goals and expectations and with heterogeneous skills, supporting mutually, encouraging and assisting each other for completing course requirements. 11
- 12. Some Forms of Peer Learning • Students following same courses form partnerships to assist each other with course content. • Collaborative projects or laboratory work among students. • Private study groups etc. 12
- 13. Responsibilities of Peer Group Learning Members • Prepare before study team meetings • Complete assigned tasks • Attend all meetings on time • Participate and contribute actively • Help each other • Keep connected 13
- 14. Interactive Peer Activity -The 'Eye' Test •How this the following picture sounds to you? Well, there are 3 hidden creatures in this picture. If You are a super genius, you can find all of them. So, as a group, give it a try and post your answers to the "Submitting responses to the learning activities' tab. 14
- 15. 15
- 16. Interactive Peer Activity -The critical Thinking Who kidnapped the infant? 16
- 18. Thank You
- 19. Empowering for Independent Learning Collaborative Learning The Open University of Sri Lanka Year 2021 Module Coordinator: MSS Perera Batch 1- 2
- 20. Review of the Session 1 • Collaborative Learning Vs peer Learning • Peer group learning • Importance of Peer group learning • Interactive Group Activity
- 21. Session 2
- 22. Expected Outcome of Peer Group Learning Formalized peer learning can help students learn effectively. 22
- 23. Interactive Activity 2- Word Puzzle
- 24. What Would be the answer? ? ) 2 2 ( 2 8
- 25. IQ Word Puzzle Hello Peers, Can you solve this word puzzle. As it stated, ' Answering any five means that your IQ is pretty high'. So, don't try to find the answers directly from Google.
- 27. Answers for Interactive Activity 2
- 31. Peer Group Activity Case Study: Addressing the Human – Elephant conflict in Sri Lanka Background • Elephants in Sri Lanka face an increasingly conflictual relationship with humans when competing for space and resources. • The Elephant habitats are shrinking daily and people are encroaching on the territory of elephants to expand their agricultural lands and habitats leading for a disastrous human- elephant conflict which has eventually evolved in the last few decades, when both species inhabit adjacently in the same area. • In Sri Lanka, around 100-150 humans were killed by elephants and around 200 elephants were killed by humans each year. This number has been increasing significantly over the years.
- 32. Task The Young Conservationists Society of Colombo comprises of fulltime academics, qualified naturalists, animal behavior experts and general corporate volunteers. • They have done a study with the support of a private grant received by the WWF to study and provide solutions to the prevailing and increasing human-elephant conflict in Sri Lanka. • A core team has come out with the following concerns and recommendations to be put forward to the government. • They have considered areas of impact in Wildlife, Economic development, rural development, Tourism, Security, Sustainability and a wider community which is growing in numbers who are sensitive to the environment.
- 33. Concerns and Statistics • Wild Elephant population in Sri Lanka – 6,872 • Elephant deaths in Sri Lanka (2019) – 361 • Human deaths in Sri Lanka (2019) due to elephants – 96 • There were 18,720 reported damages for crops and other by elephants in 2019 • 70% of Sri Lanka’s land mass is co-shared by humans and elephants. Only 12% of the land mass in Sri Lanka is dedicated wildlife sanctuary. Hence, we need to cohabit with Elephants. • 1.9M tourists have visited Sri Lanka and 17% (323k) of them have visited national parks • There were 145k tickets sold at the Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage for foreigners in 2019
- 34. • Given the above statistics and any other information that you can find on the subject, as a group develop a mind map detailing out a solution to the problem. • The solution may be in the form of recommendations and or innovations that would help reduce this issue. • Ensure you cover areas such as key stakeholders ( primary / secondary), key industries impacted, eco system concerns, impact on humans, impact on wild life, causes of the conflict, measures to reduce the conflict etc. in your mind map.
- 35. Mind maps
- 37. Thank You