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Hello!
I work as an English teacher at College of Ecology. My purpose is to get my students involved in their own learning process through interactive and enjoyable activities and dynamics. I have chosen the opportunity of participating in eTwinning projects because I consider it as a relevant way of enhancing the collaboration and making it more efficient, more visible and therefore more motivating for my pupils. It is the best way to develop pupils' creativity, critical thinking, digital literacy and language skills. Additionally, I work for the Moldova Partner Support Agency. Wish all eTwinners success!

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Module 1: What is collaborative learning?

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Module 1: What is collaborative learning?

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Learning Objectives

The learning objectives for this module are:

1.      Understanding the full meaning of collaborative learning, and that it requires more than simply putting students in groups

2.      Appreciating the key benefits collaborative learning can bring to students and the specific skills it helps develop

3.      Appreciating how collaborative learning can be facilitated by a flexible, interactive classroom, and also through project-based learning

4.      Creating a personal Learning Diary to log learning activities, reflections and resources from the course

5.      Reflecting in your Learning Diary on two learning activities and whether they require a low or high level of collaboration from students

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Module 2: How can you design collaborative learning in the classroom?

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Module 2: How can you design collaborative learning in the classroom?

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The learning objectives :

1.      Understanding how to embed collaborative learning into lesson design

2.      Appreciating the four dimensions of collaborative learning concerning group work, shared responsibility, making substantive decisions, and interdependent work

3.      Understanding how the 21st Century Learning Design Collaboration Rubric and Learning Scenarios can help you reflect and design collaborative learning activities

4.      Assessing the two collaborative learning activities you described in Module 1 using the 21 CLD Rubric, and reporting in your Learning Diary

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Module 3: How can you assess collaborative learning?

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Module 3: How can you assess collaborative learning?

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Content of the module

This module looks at how to effectively assess collaborative learning. The module starts with an introductory video on the principles of assessment for improving collaborative learning, which is later followed by a video on how to assess collaborative learning using rubrics and checklists.
The CO-LAB Guidelines for Assessing Collaborative Learning (developed by Doctor Luis Valente, from the University of Minho) is the key reference document for Module 3, and will help you design the assessment aspects of your own collaborative learning lesson plan, which you will be developing through the rest of the course. It is available in the resource section of this module.

We also hear from teachers in Greece, Portugal and Italy concerning their personal experiences of assessing students’ collaborative work in relation to different aged student groups, subjects and contexts. In their videos the teachers put forward specific questions for our collaborative learning expert, related to the challenges they have faced in assessing collaborative learning. In the final video of this module we hear directly from Doctor Luis Valente, who offers some answers to our teachers’ questions.

Learning objectives

1. Understanding the principles of assessing collaborative learning

2. Identifying the various challenges teachers face in assessing collaborative learning and the tips, tools and solutions available to them

3. Understanding the value of using rubrics and checklists for assessing collaborative learning, and how to construct them

4. Appreciating the importance of involving students in the definition of assessment tools used for collaborative learning

5. Beginning work on one or more lesson plans integrating collaborative learning and assessment using the Learning Designer

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Module 4: How can teacher collaboration facilitate collaborative learning?

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Module 4: How can teacher collaboration facilitate collaborative learning?

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Learning objectives

1. Appreciating the benefits of teacher collaboration and how best to take advantage of them, as well as the challenges involved, and tips and tools for overcoming them

2. Understanding the skills needed by teachers for effective collaboration, as well as the conditions needed at the school level for teacher collaboration to flourish

3. Understanding how technology can facilitate teacher collaboration

4. Using the Learning Designer to finalise the development of one or more lesson plans integrating collaborative learning and assessment, along with elements of teacher collaboration

5. Peer-reviewing the collaborative learning lesson plans of two other course participants

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Q&A webinar on Collaborative Learning Assessment

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Q&A webinar on Collaborative Learning Assessment

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Date and time: 18-20 October (final date and time available at the start of October)
Format: 1-hour webinar

Moderator: Anna Laghigna
Expert: Prof. Luis Valente (Universidade do Minho, Portugal)

Topic: Assessing Collaborative Learning at School
Content: The expert will answer a curated set of questions that will be collected from all participants on Week 3 of the course (Module 3 – How can you assess collaborative learning?).

How to participate
All participants are invited to send their question in advance and to join the webinar live on the corresponding date.

Send your questions
Start date: 9 October 2017 - beginning of Week 3
End date: 15 October 2017
Padlet for sending in your questions: (the link to the form will be available on 9 October)

Join the webinar

·         Go to this link: available on 9 October

·         Follow the instructions that appear on your screen.

·         To view in other timezones or languages, please click the link

·         More questions? Write to nair.carreramartinez@eun.org

TeachMeet on good practices from the course’s participants

Date and time: 7 November (final date and time available at the start of October)
Format: 1-hour webinar

Moderator: Anna Laghigna
Presenters: selected participants

Topic: Good practices for collaboration at school
Content: A TeachMeet is an informal way of sharing ideas amongst teachers. All participants of the MOOC can apply to present and share their practices during this webinar.

How to participate
All participants are invited to send their application to present in advance and to join the webinar live on the given date.

Apply to present
Start date: 16 October 2017 - beginning of Week 4
End date: 27 October 2017
Apply here: (the link to the application form will be available on 16 October)

Please read the following requirements before signing up to participate in the Teachmeet:

·         Participation as a speaker works on a "first come, first served" basis, so we will not accept any more applications after hitting the 10-participant mark.

·         It is COMPULSORY to attend a rehearsal before the Teachmeet. Information on the rehearsal for this Teachmeet will be available on 16 October.

·         A very good level of English is required in order to participate.

·         All speakers get a maximum of 4 minutes each.

·         The deadline to submit the presentations is 30 October 2017.

·         The event will be recorded and the recording will be shared on the platform.

Join the webinar

·         Go to this link: available on 23 October

·         More questions? Write to nair.carreramartinez@eun.org

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I enjoy every day being at College of Ecology with my students.

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We develop skills through extracurricular activities.

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I like painting and drawing.
I like travelling.
I'm collecting dolls and pens.