CO-LAB Teaching and Learning by Alice Giorgi https://padlet.com/alicegiorgi88/ih0d9mvt4ocg My Learning Diary en-us 2016-11-22 11:35:32 UTC 2023-05-11 15:21:38 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Shakinghands.png Hello! alicegiorgi88 https://padlet.com/alicegiorgi88/ih0d9mvt4ocg/wish/139315398 My name's Alice. I'm an English and Spanish teacher at a secondary school in Ancona, Le Marche, Italy. My students' age ranges between 14 and 19 years old. 
I'm fond of using technology and I'd like it will be an essential tool in everyday school activities in the future since it is very useful, simple and immediate to draw students' attention and develop collaboration.
That’s why I’m here. I want to be an innovative and competent teacher. I hope we'll carry on a really good work together on this amazing course.
]]> 2016-11-22 11:45:29 UTC https://padlet.com/alicegiorgi88/ih0d9mvt4ocg/wish/139315398 Module 1: What is Collaborative Learning? alicegiorgi88 https://padlet.com/alicegiorgi88/ih0d9mvt4ocg/wish/139318501
COLLABORATIVE LEARNING is a situation in which two or more people learn or attempt to learn something together.

Collaborative learning supports:
- COMMUNICATION SKILLS;
- INTER-PERSONAL SKILLS;
- COLLECTIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS;
- COOPERATION;
- TEAMWORK;
- LEADERSHIP.
Tasks and responsibilities must be shared among all members of the group.

]]> 2016-11-22 12:03:10 UTC https://padlet.com/alicegiorgi88/ih0d9mvt4ocg/wish/139318501 A foreign language teacher's experience alicegiorgi88 https://padlet.com/alicegiorgi88/ih0d9mvt4ocg/wish/139320586 2016-11-22 12:15:01 UTC https://padlet.com/alicegiorgi88/ih0d9mvt4ocg/wish/139320586 Module 2: How can you design collaborative learning in the classroom? alicegiorgi88 https://padlet.com/alicegiorgi88/ih0d9mvt4ocg/wish/139323464
THE 4 COLLABORATION QUESTIONS:
1) Are they working together?
2) Do they have shared responsibilities?
3) Do they make substantive decisions?
4) Is their work interdependent?

WORKING WITH OTHERS
Students work together when the activity requires them to work in pairs or groups to discuss an issue, solve a problem or create a product.

SHARING RESPONSIBILITY
Students have shared responsibility when they work in pairs or groups to develop a common product, design or response.
Learners must collectively own the work and be mutually responsible for its outcome.

MAKING SUBSTANTIVE DECISIONS
Students make substantive decisions together when they must resolve important issues that will guide their work together.]]> 2016-11-22 12:30:20 UTC https://padlet.com/alicegiorgi88/ih0d9mvt4ocg/wish/139323464 Collaboration Rubric alicegiorgi88 https://padlet.com/alicegiorgi88/ih0d9mvt4ocg/wish/139329162 2016-11-22 12:56:59 UTC https://padlet.com/alicegiorgi88/ih0d9mvt4ocg/wish/139329162 Learning Activities alicegiorgi88 https://padlet.com/alicegiorgi88/ih0d9mvt4ocg/wish/139331180
1) Free thinking, sharing ideas
2) Looking for and finding content
3) Structuring thoughts
4) Developing or practising
5) Interviewing/ Feedback
6) Revising
7) Performing and presenting
Time (weeks)
Goal (learning outcomes, match to specification)
Description (of each learning activity)
Learning Environment/s (the physical or virtual setting(s) in which learning takes place)
Digital Technologies and Tools
Roles (teacher, students, parents, experts, etc.)
Collaboration (team work)  Individual Work (personalisation)
Reflection (reflecting upon one’s learning and reporting activity status and progress)
Assessment (type, instruments)
Collaboration (team work)  Individual Work (personalisation)
Reflection (reflecting upon one’s learning and reporting activity status and progress)
Assessment (type, instruments)]]> 2016-11-22 13:05:54 UTC https://padlet.com/alicegiorgi88/ih0d9mvt4ocg/wish/139331180 Module 3: How can you assess collaborative learning? alicegiorgi88 https://padlet.com/alicegiorgi88/ih0d9mvt4ocg/wish/139342665 2016-11-22 13:44:11 UTC https://padlet.com/alicegiorgi88/ih0d9mvt4ocg/wish/139342665 The importance of peer reviews alicegiorgi88 https://padlet.com/alicegiorgi88/ih0d9mvt4ocg/wish/139349575 Useful apps: Kahoot! - Socrative
www.scrummy.com]]> 2016-11-22 14:03:29 UTC https://padlet.com/alicegiorgi88/ih0d9mvt4ocg/wish/139349575 What to assess and how? alicegiorgi88 https://padlet.com/alicegiorgi88/ih0d9mvt4ocg/wish/139351982 What:
(a) Individual and collective learning outcomes; 
(b) Teamwork and group goals including individual commitment; 
(c) The methodological process adopted to implement and complete the project or task; 
(d) The product or; 
(e) A mix of targets.

How:
- Decide on the level of knowledge the rubric should assess;
- Establish assessment criteria & progress levels for each criterion (1 to 4).

Use checklists]]> 2016-11-22 14:09:31 UTC https://padlet.com/alicegiorgi88/ih0d9mvt4ocg/wish/139351982 Module 4: How can teacher collaboration facilitate collaborative learning? alicegiorgi88 https://padlet.com/alicegiorgi88/ih0d9mvt4ocg/wish/139354763
What do teachers need to collaborate?
They need knowledge, they need attitudes around wanting to collaborate, they need to have the skills for communication, for working with others, dealing with conflict – they need to have a motivation, so there has to be something there that motivates them to want to work together.
Teachers need to have a shared goal in order to work well together.
Leadership is also very important.

How can technology facilitate teacher collaboration?
The cloud has brought opportunities for us to share documents, share videos – share anything we want, using things like OneNote, VoiceThread, Padlet ...
We have the communications platforms like Skype and Adobe Connect, and we have these opportunities of MOOCs, where people can come together like we never could do before, and share wonderful experiences across learning, designing deep learning environments.
One platform in particular is ‘Schoology’. It’s like Yammer, where people can put up examples of their students’ work, and there can be a discussion about it. 

]]> 2016-11-22 14:17:05 UTC https://padlet.com/alicegiorgi88/ih0d9mvt4ocg/wish/139354763 Skills and conditions needed for teacher collaboration alicegiorgi88 https://padlet.com/alicegiorgi88/ih0d9mvt4ocg/wish/139567945 2016-11-23 12:04:26 UTC https://padlet.com/alicegiorgi88/ih0d9mvt4ocg/wish/139567945 Technology alicegiorgi88 https://padlet.com/alicegiorgi88/ih0d9mvt4ocg/wish/139568578 2016-11-23 12:08:54 UTC https://padlet.com/alicegiorgi88/ih0d9mvt4ocg/wish/139568578 Irish teachers’ reflections on teacher collaboration alicegiorgi88 https://padlet.com/alicegiorgi88/ih0d9mvt4ocg/wish/139570350 2016-11-23 12:19:33 UTC https://padlet.com/alicegiorgi88/ih0d9mvt4ocg/wish/139570350 That's the end of the course... alicegiorgi88 https://padlet.com/alicegiorgi88/ih0d9mvt4ocg/wish/139570524 THANK YOU!]]> 2016-11-23 12:21:15 UTC https://padlet.com/alicegiorgi88/ih0d9mvt4ocg/wish/139570524 alicegiorgi88 https://padlet.com/alicegiorgi88/ih0d9mvt4ocg/wish/139570714 2016-11-23 12:22:44 UTC https://padlet.com/alicegiorgi88/ih0d9mvt4ocg/wish/139570714