UMUC 600- 8.1 Collaborative Resource Page FOR RESEARCH and DATA COMPILITATION by Jennifer Dow

madamedow — 2014-11-02 12:53:56 UTC

8.1 Module Requirements

STEP 1

madamedow — 2014-11-02 13:00:02 UTC

STEP 1: Reviews of Collaborative Projects:

Explore at least 3 of these examples of collaborative projects. As you review them, create a list of what you think they have in common. THEN- create a list of what they all have in common.

21st Century Schools list of Global Collaborative Projects: http://www.21stcenturyschools.com/global_collaborative_projects.htm#Ongoing%20Collaborative%20Projects

I had some difficulty understanding how this site operates.  I didn't find any projects for French, specifically.

The Global Read Aloud Project: http://globalreadaloud.wikispaces.com

Cool site!  There's a whole wiki in French for this with tons of resources.  Something I will definitely look into for my classes.  Maybe you can create a Spanish one, Emily?

ePals Challenges Projects: http://challenges.epals.com/

There are lots of global collaborative projects on this site. Lots of potential if two or + teachers can match needs: ie: student age group, number of students, access to tech, timeline. I found (1) project that has potential in working with my classes- a teacher in Alsace, France would like Epals via Skype (We do not have access currently in my classroom, so I would have to video and record, then send this and await response). But there are a number of SPanish speaking opportunities on this site! Looks promising!

Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education: http://www.ciese.org/materials/k12/technology/online-collaboration/
ePals Folklife Project: http://challenges.epals.com/folklife/
ePals Challenges Projects: http://challenges.epals.com/
21st Century Schools list of Global Collaborative Projects: http://www.21stcenturyschools.com/global_collaborative_projects.htm#Ongoing%20Collaborative%20Projects
The Lunchbox Project: http://lunchboxproject.wikispaces.com

This site starts off with the simple concept of displaying a typical lunch at your school. Schools all over the world post a typical lunch and this leads to schools reaching out to other schools. First, one school reaches out because of curiosity about food and later connections are formed which lead to epals, Skyping and sending videos.

The Global Read Aloud Project: http://globalreadaloud.wikispaces.com
Flat Stanley: http://www.pleasanton.k12.ca.us/valley_view/second/wolfe/stanley.html
Flat Classroom Project: (cost associated with this now): http://www.flatclassroomproject.net/
Callejeros Literarios: https://sites.google.com/site/callejerosliterarios

This site is pretty interesting for Spanish-speakers. Groups focus in on streets named after famous Spanish authors. Oftentimes, when a street has been named after an author, poet, etc., the name starts to lose significance and a person might be surprised to discover a book written by the same person as a street name in their town. By focusing in on street named after the author, groups learn about this history and works on the author. If a street isn't available groups could focus on homes where they were born or bars that they used to write in, etc.

Adobe Youth Voices: http://essentials.youthvoices.adobe.com/

This site allows students to have a voice; whether to express themselves, voice an opinion and show their artistic ability. From what I can understand students upload videos they have created to share with a worldwide audience. The videos I saw where quite creative. I can imagine that artistic students would be interested in this site and hopefully it would encourage them to use the target language in their project.

iEARN Projects (There are several in here. Choose one.): http://media.iearn.org/projects

STEP 2

madamedow — 2014-11-02 13:04:15 UTC

STEP 2: Read article form U Ark:

Create a list of elements to add to collaborative project

List of "elements" requred for a good collaborative project

madamedow — 2014-11-02 13:05:48 UTC

(I think that these will be implemented into a rubric)

- peer sharing

-assigned roles

-checklist of tasks

-clearly defined final product

- timeline/deadline

-draft and revision process

- group talk/discussion

-individual input/creative ownership

I found this article and will use some of the info in the resource page:

Davidson, N., & Major, C. H. (2014). Boundary Crossings: Cooperative Learning, Collaborative Learning, and Problem-Based Learning. Journal On Excellence In College Teaching, 25(3/4), 7-55

STEP 3

madamedow — 2014-11-02 13:12:01 UTC

Check out Cornell U Ctr for Teaching and Excellence on Collaborative Learning and write down the ideas that we agree with and give a reason why we agree with them.

INFORMAL LEARNING

madamedow — 2014-11-02 13:17:14 UTC

Informal Learning:

""Any activity involving the pursuit of understanding, knowledge or skill which occurs outside the curricula of educational institutions, or the courses or workshops offered by educational or social agencies."

Livingstone, D. (1999). Exploring the icebergs of adult learning: Findings of the first Canadian survey of informal learning practices. CJSAE 13 (2), 49-72

Learning that occurs in natural way. The way we learn outside of the classroom- How do we bring this into the classroom? Differentiated learning/ problem-based/inquiry-based/via process of Scientif Method of sorts- observation/hypothesis/data and reflection. Resolution of findings.

Some additional sources of info on Informal Learning:

www.informl.com

oecd.org

jaycross.com