The Collaboration Principle of Multimedia Learning by Kasper Yuanhao Hua https://padlet.com/kasperhwa/kfndppky6jta Please create a post about the three sub-principles of the collaboration principle for multimedia learning on the Collaborative Learning Wall. Your post can be of the following forms: 1. a discussion question; 2. respond to a discussion question from other's post; 3. things you have learned from the reading; or 4. an activity or instructional technological tool that reflects the collaboration principle for multimedia learning (please include visuals, such as an image or a tutorial video, if possible). en-us 2016-09-05 04:32:24 UTC 2023-02-19 03:46:57 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Shakinghands.png Brinley's Skype Activity https://padlet.com/kasperhwa/kfndppky6jta/wish/121962935 One learning activity that uses the collaboration principle of multimedia learning is the use of Skype to conduct guest speaker interviews.  A class of students can connect via Skype to an expert in a topic that is being covered in class. For example, in a Biology class covering ecology you could set up an interview with a endangered species conservation specialist. Students can be divided into groups and assigned a specific area of interest and instructed to develop questions to ask the speaker about. In this case, in order for the activity to be successful the students need to collaborate with their group members to construct relevant questions, with their classmates to write questions to cover all relevant topics, and with the guest speaker in order to get answers to their questions.

Microsoft (who owns Skype) even has a quick start guide for teachers on how to set up a collaborative activity like this in their classroom. It can be found at: https://sway.com/fL27MYWVIpHAP2xX

Even more, Microsoft also has a database of resident experts from many different fields that are willing to do Skype interviews, which I think is pretty cool!
https://education.microsoft.com/skype-in-the-classroom/find-guest-speakers

Wouldn't it be cool to Skype with Camilla Rootes, an arctic explorer who has been to Antartica and studies the history of glacier formations and pre-historic climate?! https://education.microsoft.com/Status/Public?token=eJLGTFti]]> 2016-09-06 22:27:53 UTC https://padlet.com/kasperhwa/kfndppky6jta/wish/121962935 Kim's comments on The Collaboration Principle https://padlet.com/kasperhwa/kfndppky6jta/wish/122923950 After reading the chapter, I have begun paying more attention to the courses I am taking in pursuit of this degree and  have started analyzing the collaboration methods used by my instructors. I have been trying to identify methods that make positive use of the principles and methods that go against the principles. After identifying them, I have been trying to evaluate how they are affecting my learning of the material. I would like to compare my personal experience to the research and see how it is the same or different.  I would  then like to 
use that information as a springboard for identifying ways to improve or not use the methods that don't work and model those that do work.]]> 2016-09-10 16:15:54 UTC https://padlet.com/kasperhwa/kfndppky6jta/wish/122923950 Stefanie - comments https://padlet.com/kasperhwa/kfndppky6jta/wish/122935564 (Great idea to use Padlet, Kasper.) 

After reading, I started to wonder how many teachers even know what effective collaboration is. Telling kids to "get in groups" almost never ends well. I think part of that reason is because teachers don't understand collaboration well enough. A lot of the time, what the students are working on isn't even demanding enough to need multiple people. I think more teachers need to read this information. It could really change their classrooms. ]]> 2016-09-10 22:08:04 UTC https://padlet.com/kasperhwa/kfndppky6jta/wish/122935564 Stefanie - response to Brinley  https://padlet.com/kasperhwa/kfndppky6jta/wish/122935622 I've done something like this once. I had a professor discuss genetic engineering over skype. It worked pretty well. If nothing else, it made my students more aware of what scientists do in real life! ]]> 2016-09-10 22:11:13 UTC https://padlet.com/kasperhwa/kfndppky6jta/wish/122935622 Brinley's Response to Stephanie https://padlet.com/kasperhwa/kfndppky6jta/wish/122983560 Stephanie, I totally agree that in many cases the work assigned to group projects is not strenuous enough to warrant groupwork. I know that many times when I've been assigned group work as a student, I'd much rather just do the project myself!]]> 2016-09-11 21:19:09 UTC https://padlet.com/kasperhwa/kfndppky6jta/wish/122983560 Response to Stefanie (from Bria) https://padlet.com/kasperhwa/kfndppky6jta/wish/122999420 I, too, totally agree with your comments. I have taken several courses and participated in professional development sessions that have "taught" collaboration and given ideas on how to effectively break students into groups (giving UNO cards and separating by number or color, separating by the type or color of candy, etc.). Although these are decent ideas, they don't really tune into what successful collaboration should be or should look like.]]> 2016-09-12 01:13:48 UTC https://padlet.com/kasperhwa/kfndppky6jta/wish/122999420 Bria--Thoughts on the reading https://padlet.com/kasperhwa/kfndppky6jta/wish/122999709 This reading really made me think and tune into how to be a better teacher in terms of collaborative learning. When I taught preschool, our school really pushed the 4C's of 21st century learning--creativity, critical thinking, communication, and collaboration. Because collaboration was so clearly stated, pretty much everything we did had to be collaborative learning. I truly believe that it can be beneficial...when it is used correctly. On the other hand, simply having students form groups for the sake of forming groups (or for limiting the amount of grading you have to do) isn't beneficial or positive for anyone. When collaborative learning is used properly, that is, a learning task that is cognitively demanding enough to warrant collaboration, then I think it can be helpful. Students need to learn the importance of working with others in order to complete a task because we've all had to do it in the "real world", but I think collaboration needs to be introduced slowly (especially for younger students) and in a way that is appropriate (i.e. cognitive sharing and information is shared among group members).]]> 2016-09-12 01:17:50 UTC https://padlet.com/kasperhwa/kfndppky6jta/wish/122999709 Rainnie response to Brinley’s found rainnie850401 https://padlet.com/kasperhwa/kfndppky6jta/wish/123004043
When I search “collaboration principle of multimedia learning tool” on google, I just found the tool that we use tool –GoToMeeting it is a collaboration multimedia learning tool. I think we used pretty much functions it has: online meeting, desktop sharing and video conferencing.  It offers more services beyond Skype I think.
]]> 2016-09-12 02:07:43 UTC https://padlet.com/kasperhwa/kfndppky6jta/wish/123004043 Rainnie response to Stefanie rainnie850401 https://padlet.com/kasperhwa/kfndppky6jta/wish/123005904 I agree with you most of part.
"collaboration" is not simple put kids into a group. The basic of " effective collaboration" is " Each performs its own functions." That means the teachers need let each kid in group clearly understand what he should do and what he good at. Otherwise, some " group works" are not better than individual's work. ]]> 2016-09-12 02:22:02 UTC https://padlet.com/kasperhwa/kfndppky6jta/wish/123005904 Jianan's response to Stefanie https://padlet.com/kasperhwa/kfndppky6jta/wish/123019085 I can't agree more, group work can't be effective if teachers don't "keep an eye on them", especially in the ESL classroom.
Students prefer to be seated with their friends who always speak the same language or their first language(L1). Unless to choose the group member randomly, it is hard for teachers to avoid them using their L1 instead of target language to do group work.]]> 2016-09-12 05:05:02 UTC https://padlet.com/kasperhwa/kfndppky6jta/wish/123019085 Two Interesting Pictures (From Jianan) https://padlet.com/kasperhwa/kfndppky6jta/wish/123019689 No.1]]> 2016-09-12 05:17:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kasperhwa/kfndppky6jta/wish/123019689 Two Interesting Pictures (From Jianan) https://padlet.com/kasperhwa/kfndppky6jta/wish/123020222 No.2]]> 2016-09-12 05:25:21 UTC https://padlet.com/kasperhwa/kfndppky6jta/wish/123020222 hi yangr https://padlet.com/kasperhwa/kfndppky6jta/wish/164772654 2017-04-05 02:35:42 UTC https://padlet.com/kasperhwa/kfndppky6jta/wish/164772654