PBL3 - Topic 3: Learning in communities by Minna Vänskä https://padlet.com/minna_vanska/pbl3topic3 Online collaboration Presentation in the course ONL171 en-us 2017-03-23 19:18:13 UTC 2025-11-23 14:51:57 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Dartstarget.png 9. What makes collaborative learning and learning communities work? minna_vanska https://padlet.com/minna_vanska/pbl3topic3/wish/162257470 A chance to really work through the problem together, going back and forth between individual and then group reflection.  This requires open communication, a space to share ideas without being judged or put down (it even letting poor ideas come up to discussion). 'Real life' tasks with 'real life' roles could make this work.

]]> 2017-03-23 19:34:47 UTC https://padlet.com/minna_vanska/pbl3topic3/wish/162257470 12. What kind of assignments are suited to collaboration? minna_vanska https://padlet.com/minna_vanska/pbl3topic3/wish/162263987 Brainstorming. 
Innovating. A business plan. 
Different skills and a complex task. A task where one person could not, alone, complete the task. For example - a project where the students background are complementary - students with background in technical fields, design, etc...
Different views or perspectives on the same problem.
Shared vision.]]> 2017-03-23 20:04:49 UTC https://padlet.com/minna_vanska/pbl3topic3/wish/162263987 4. The value of collaborative learning/learning communitues minna_vanska https://padlet.com/minna_vanska/pbl3topic3/wish/162264429 - A group can be more than the sum of its parts. Particularly if the task is suited to collaboration and also if there is a chance for discussion and reflection between group members at multiple time points. ]]> 2017-03-23 20:07:05 UTC https://padlet.com/minna_vanska/pbl3topic3/wish/162264429 8. Technical challenges in the online environment minna_vanska https://padlet.com/minna_vanska/pbl3topic3/wish/162264716  - if you are really interested in the problem, then the challenges can be overcome
 - if you are not interested, then the technical issues will be overwhelming
 - The teacher or the real life meeting will never be replaced by the online environment. However, this does not mean that that online collaboration and learning should exclude a teacher. The teacher is in effect the navigator and facilitator of learning in communities.]]> 2017-03-23 20:08:41 UTC https://padlet.com/minna_vanska/pbl3topic3/wish/162264716 10. Peer review online minna_vanska https://padlet.com/minna_vanska/pbl3topic3/wish/162265163 Assesment is important in that it must take place.
Use of "rubrics" - grading scale, for example 0 to 5 on different aspects]]> 2017-03-23 20:11:02 UTC https://padlet.com/minna_vanska/pbl3topic3/wish/162265163 2. For whom is online collaboration simple and for whom is it difficult minna_vanska https://padlet.com/minna_vanska/pbl3topic3/wish/162265306  - Introvert vs extrovert?
 - Language skills? - Different people in different branches can have different "languages" - different mindsets, different jargon, different ways of approaching problems.
 - more than just technical aspects...]]> 2017-03-23 20:11:42 UTC https://padlet.com/minna_vanska/pbl3topic3/wish/162265306 1. Shared vision minna_vanska https://padlet.com/minna_vanska/pbl3topic3/wish/162265548 Collaborative learning works best with a shared VISION. And the more concrete the VISION the better it is for everyone.]]> 2017-03-23 20:12:46 UTC https://padlet.com/minna_vanska/pbl3topic3/wish/162265548 11. How does the institution support that value? minna_vanska https://padlet.com/minna_vanska/pbl3topic3/wish/162265665 If an institution intends to engage in or roll out online learning/collaborative learning communities, it is  imperative that it puts in place the infrastructure and support to roll it out.

]]> 2017-03-23 20:13:17 UTC https://padlet.com/minna_vanska/pbl3topic3/wish/162265665 7. Reflecting towards your contribution towards the collaboration nechetty https://padlet.com/minna_vanska/pbl3topic3/wish/162543342
1. How much did I contribute?  Was is sufficient/relevant/meaningfull?
2. Did all members of the group contribute to the task/project/problem solving in a meaningful way?
3. What could be done better for the  group to function more efficiently?4. What did I learn from the collaboration?
5. What was the outcome of the group task?
6. Did it fullfill its purpose?
]]> 2017-03-25 06:08:27 UTC https://padlet.com/minna_vanska/pbl3topic3/wish/162543342 3. The 7 problems of online group learning: josephcarlson2 https://padlet.com/minna_vanska/pbl3topic3/wish/163540137 Problem #1: student antipathy towards group work 
Problem #2: the selection of the groups 
Problem #3: a lack of essential group-work skills 
Problem #4: the free-rider 
Problem #5: possible inequalities of student abilities 
Problem #6: the withdrawal of group members, and 
Problem #7: the assessment of individuals within the groups.


]]> 2017-03-29 19:42:45 UTC https://padlet.com/minna_vanska/pbl3topic3/wish/163540137 5. The benefits of working in groups (Quoted from Roberts TS 2007) josephcarlson2 https://padlet.com/minna_vanska/pbl3topic3/wish/163540896 Levin (2002a: p5) indicated that, when it came time for them to partake in real world employment, students involved 
in group learning would have developed the skills of... 
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developing rapport with others 
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negotiating a framework for working with others 
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generating and sustaining motivation and commitment to working together 
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standing back from the hurly-burly of teamwork and 
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making sense of what is going on in one’s team 
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coping with stressful situations that arise 
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evaluating the working of one’s team 
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recognising and making the most of individuals’ 
dispositions to prefer particular team roles 
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building up one’s teamwork expertise
]]> 2017-03-29 19:46:00 UTC https://padlet.com/minna_vanska/pbl3topic3/wish/163540896 6. Additional costs of collaborative online learning andreas_stenius https://padlet.com/minna_vanska/pbl3topic3/wish/163657161 - technology costs
- teaching the teachers (time)
- preparing students for online collaboration (time)
- frustration and withdrawal (quality)]]> 2017-03-30 10:54:52 UTC https://padlet.com/minna_vanska/pbl3topic3/wish/163657161 References andreas_stenius https://padlet.com/minna_vanska/pbl3topic3/wish/163673686 1. Robert TS (ed): Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning in Higher Education. Idea Group Publishing, 2005
2. Appana, Subhashni: A Review of Benefits and Limitations of Online Learning in the Context of the Student, the Instructor, and the Tenured Faculty International Journal on ELearning; Norfolk 7.1 (2008)
3. Heng-Yu Ku,Hung Wei Tseng,Chatchada Akarasriworn: Collaboration factors, teamwork satisfaction, and student attitudes toward online collaborative learning. Computers in human Behaviour. Elsevier, 2014]]> 2017-03-30 12:17:32 UTC https://padlet.com/minna_vanska/pbl3topic3/wish/163673686 FIRST: WELCOME TO OUR PRESENTATION! josephcarlson2 https://padlet.com/minna_vanska/pbl3topic3/wish/163678596 PBL3 Topic3 - A Padlet based presentation]]> 2017-03-30 12:34:58 UTC https://padlet.com/minna_vanska/pbl3topic3/wish/163678596 LAST: ARE YOU DONE? GO HERE... josephcarlson2 https://padlet.com/minna_vanska/pbl3topic3/wish/163681506 It's a collaborative Meta- Padlet about our Padlet. Whoa.]]> 2017-03-30 12:44:19 UTC https://padlet.com/minna_vanska/pbl3topic3/wish/163681506 https://opennetworkedlearning.wordpress.com/ minna_vanska https://padlet.com/minna_vanska/pbl3topic3/wish/164097504 2017-04-01 10:54:11 UTC https://padlet.com/minna_vanska/pbl3topic3/wish/164097504