Monday 13 August 2018
Start Date
13-8-2018 11:30 AM
End Date
13-8-2018 12:30 PM
Subjects
Computer mediated communication, Group activities, Coordination, Online learning, Online teaching
Abstract
Even though group work for learning is a well-established and extensively researched pedagogy, teachers find it still challenging to engage students in productive collaborative learning that extends over time (e.g. weeks – in the context of project-based learning) and is computer-mediated in addition to being classroom-based. I introduce three practices that have been shown to foster collaborative knowledge production and learning: first, group scripts; second, knowledge building and knowledge awareness; and third, group facilitation. I discuss how teachers can integrate these into their teaching practices to address three challenges to productive group learning: unequal participation, lack of awareness, and stratified learning zones.
Recommended Citation
Reimann, P. (2018, August 13). Making online group-work work: Scripts, group awareness and facilitation [Paper presentation]. Research Conference 2018 - Teaching practices that make a difference: Insights from research. https://research.acer.edu.au/research_conference/RC2018/13august/5
Copyright Statement
Copyright Australian Council for Educational Research 2018
Place of Publication
Melbourne, Australia
Publisher
Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
ISBN
9781742865119
Making online group-work work: Scripts, group awareness and facilitation
Even though group work for learning is a well-established and extensively researched pedagogy, teachers find it still challenging to engage students in productive collaborative learning that extends over time (e.g. weeks – in the context of project-based learning) and is computer-mediated in addition to being classroom-based. I introduce three practices that have been shown to foster collaborative knowledge production and learning: first, group scripts; second, knowledge building and knowledge awareness; and third, group facilitation. I discuss how teachers can integrate these into their teaching practices to address three challenges to productive group learning: unequal participation, lack of awareness, and stratified learning zones.
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