https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma en-us 2016-10-29 06:46:18 UTC 2024-04-05 23:38:53 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Bagshop.png mimma_gioia https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma/wish/134024245 My name is Mimma and I'm from the south of Italy. I'm a special needs teacher in a secondary school near Rome. I like new technologies and I want to learn new things about them and how I can use them in class. My school is big. there are around 600 students.]]> 2016-10-29 06:55:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma/wish/134024245 mimma_gioia https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma/wish/134024794 2016-10-29 07:20:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma/wish/134024794 mimma_gioia https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma/wish/134029464 Module 1: What is collaborative learning?

The learning objectives for this module are:

1. Understand the full meaning of collaborative learning, and that it requires more than teachers simply putting students in groups
2. Appreciate the key benefits collaborative learning can bring to students and the specific skills it helps develop
3. Appreciate how collaborative learning can be facilitated by a flexible, interactive classroom, and also through project-based learning
4. Create a personal Learning Diary to log learning activities, reflections and resources from the course.
5. Reflect in your Learning Diary on two learning activities and whether they require a low or high level of collaboration from students

]]> 2016-10-29 09:59:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma/wish/134029464 mimma_gioia https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma/wish/134029691 Collaborative learning is a process through which learners work toghether in small groups having a common goal. The teacher's role is to be a facilitator for learning. The task must be clearly defined and be guided by specific objectives.]]> 2016-10-29 10:05:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma/wish/134029691 mimma_gioia https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma/wish/134030199 I work in a secondary school with students from 11 to 14 years. I've been teaching for ten years. In my school there are about 600 students. there is a gym, an aula magna for the meetings, a lab e some LIM]]> 2016-10-29 10:21:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma/wish/134030199 mimma_gioia https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma/wish/134146146 I teach in a traditional secondary school where to change the traditional layout of the classroom and join desks you spend a considerable amount of time and you must leave it as it was. As for the digital tools they are still poor in the everyday work. Each classroom has one computer at the teacher's desk with internet connection. Sometimes collaborative learning is hard because students are still very immature. 
Watching the video has really inspired me and it shows how techology facilitates collaborative learning.

]]> 2016-10-31 07:22:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma/wish/134146146 mimma_gioia https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma/wish/134160262 I never used the circle time but I think that it is very interesting It is a method to help students interact and socialize on a given topic. Activities such as circle time are quite useful and in my opinion a great way to motivate the students. Projet-based learning is a dynamic approach to teaching in which students explore real- world problems, developing cross-curriculum skills while working in a small collaborative group. The benefits that I see in collaborative learning are : learning from others, the feeling of being part of a team and students involvement.]]> 2016-10-31 09:34:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma/wish/134160262 mimma_gioia https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma/wish/134164379 This work is very interesting. Unfortunately I haven't had a big chance to implement collaborative learning at school. I think that Project based learning is a great approach to implement student creativity, critical thinking and independent learning giving them change to work collaboratively, to create their own learning material and to take their own resposibility of learning.]]> 2016-10-31 10:08:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma/wish/134164379 mimma_gioia https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma/wish/134167681 Collaborating with other teachers is very important. It is the way to find common solutions. Many teachers are reluctant about usinc ICT in the classroom. In my school there are traditional teachers and cooperation with them is difficult but there are also teachers open to new teaching methods.]]> 2016-10-31 10:29:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma/wish/134167681 mimma_gioia https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma/wish/134171083 Low level collaboration is the traditional method. The production of texts is a task where the degree of interaction between the group member is low.
High level collaboration activity
Groups of four students choose a subject and perform a survey on it. They have to do research, to study the results, to discuss them and to present their survey in the class]]> 2016-10-31 10:53:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma/wish/134171083 mimma_gioia https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma/wish/134878330 The learning objectives for this module are:

1. Understand how to embed collaborative learning into lesson design
2. Appreciate the four dimensions of collaborative learning concerning group work, shared responsibility, making substantive decisions, and interdependent work
3. Understand how the 21st Century Learning Design Collaboration Rubric and Learning Scenarios can help you reflect and design collaborative learning activities
4. Assess the two collaborative learning activities you described in Module 1, using the 21 CLD Rubric, and report in your Learning Diary

]]> 2016-11-02 17:51:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma/wish/134878330 mimma_gioia https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma/wish/134892301 I agree about the importance to have a shared language. It allows teachers and students to use terms that everyone understands. I think that teachers must learn a collaboration in team. Inclination must be trained and implemented in the group also with the help of technology.]]> 2016-11-02 18:22:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma/wish/134892301 mimma_gioia https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma/wish/135051181 The collaboration questions work as important guidelines, so they are very useful  for collaborative learning activity. the four questions: Are they working together? Do they have shared responsibility? Do they make substantive decisions? Is their work interdependent?
explain how I can plan  collaborative activities.
Students have to be clear what are they doing and being mutually responsible for their outcomes.]]> 2016-11-03 12:43:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma/wish/135051181 mimma_gioia https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma/wish/135079028 A learning scenario consists of 7 phases. These phases help teachers to plan and structure their learning activity in advance. The learning scenarios are quite motivating and they lead teachers to have a clear vision of how to apply the model to a particular sub]]> 2016-11-03 13:53:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma/wish/135079028 mimma_gioia https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma/wish/135079031 The rubric can actually be used to design learning activity where you are supposed to make substantive decisions together. The rubric becomes an object to think with for learning design and assessment. There are a lot of advantages using it because we can easily check the activity and if necessary make some adjustements. It seems to be a good tool to work. It will make planning the activities more easier.]]> 2016-11-03 13:53:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma/wish/135079031 mimma_gioia https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma/wish/135109559 The rubric is a useful tool to implement a collaborative learning activity. Low level activity represents 1-2 code where students do not work together and they do not share responsibility. High level activity represents 4-5 code where students work together doing researches and then they present their project to the class.]]> 2016-11-03 15:03:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma/wish/135109559 mimma_gioia https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma/wish/136089411 Assessment of collaborative work encourages competition. It will also responsabilize students in the learning process. The feedback is very important in order to know what to change and how to make everyone to partecipate. Students are not always happy to receive the same grade of the ones who worked less in team work. Assessment of collaborative work is definitely really hard]]> 2016-11-08 14:09:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma/wish/136089411 mimma_gioia https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma/wish/136102515 A way to check the individual partecipation within collaborative work is to use a rubric that articulates the different behavioral components of participation in order to make students think about their performance in the group. Peer assessment is also very useful to challenge students and make them take an active role.]]> 2016-11-08 14:43:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma/wish/136102515 mimma_gioia https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma/wish/136111244 I agree with the 7 benefits Antonio speaks about and I really liked his rubrics. The use of collaborative digital tools would be great if all the students had them at disposal. I would like to use collaborative activities much more than I really do. I agree that creating innovative lessons means spending a lot of time to prepare them.]]> 2016-11-08 15:03:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma/wish/136111244 mimma_gioia https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma/wish/136128690 I have always evalueted the way each student improves his learning. I haven't tried the tools mentioned for assessment though I came accross some of them in online courses but I appreciate Edmodo. It enables to get in touch with your students in an educational environement. I think that Anna's work is really student centred.]]> 2016-11-08 15:44:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma/wish/136128690 mimma_gioia https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma/wish/136136938 I have never involved my students in building these tools. I'm exploring the existing rubrics to better understand their use. I will try to do this in my future.]]> 2016-11-08 16:05:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma/wish/136136938 mimma_gioia https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma/wish/136145415 Peer evaluation helps students to reflect on their own work. Dr Valente considers four dimetions on assessment: factual, conceptual, procedural and meta-cognitive. Students can better manage themselves and have benefits, balancing friendship dependency and leadership. I agree on giving a percentage of the total assessment to the collaborative work.]]> 2016-11-08 16:26:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma/wish/136145415 mimma_gioia https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma/wish/137678551 Collaboration between teachers is very important. Teachers can learn new pedagogical techhniques. Working in teams allows more opportunities for students. I think the co-teaching rotation collaboration model is really interesting. Teachers learn to be flexible, to share thoughts and to connect with colleagues.]]> 2016-11-15 12:17:31 UTC https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma/wish/137678551 mimma_gioia https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma/wish/137690673 The social networks help a lot to exchange ideas with foreign colleagues. I consider social media, especially facebook an useful space for teacher collaboration. Digital technologies are a reality in our everyday's life and they can be a source of inspiration and innovation.]]> 2016-11-15 12:56:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma/wish/137690673 mimma_gioia https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma/wish/137734190 Teacher collaboration enables to get feedback from others and to become an effective modeller of collaboration because students see you working with teachers. It is a way of sharing strategies, experience and culture.]]> 2016-11-15 14:38:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma/wish/137734190 mimma_gioia https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma/wish/137749894 I think collaboration is very important for teachers that have got shared responsibility. They have a shared goal and a role within that. The real obstacle for collaboration is the teachers resistance to change their methods.]]> 2016-11-15 15:06:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma/wish/137749894 mimma_gioia https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma/wish/137772850 There are a lot of digital tecnologies that we can use. We can communicate with people all around the world. Tecnology is a platform for collaboration. Google drive helps to work in a collaborative way for sharing documents with students and other teachers.]]> 2016-11-15 15:48:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma/wish/137772850 mimma_gioia https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma/wish/137787973 Finding time to collaborate with colleagues is not impossible. We can also use online enviroments to communicate. I think that working with teachers from different disciplines can be very useful.]]> 2016-11-15 16:17:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma/wish/137787973 mimma_gioia https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma/wish/138322172 2016-11-17 08:21:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma/wish/138322172 mimma_gioia https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma/wish/138324138 2016-11-17 08:34:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma/wish/138324138 mimma_gioia https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma/wish/138324980 2016-11-17 08:39:11 UTC https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma/wish/138324980 mimma_gioia https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma/wish/138325310 :http://learningdesigner.org/viewer.php?uri=/personal/mimmagioia/designs/fid/1c9693674324576e61233426d4714d624e560274fa517b130c8cad03de989178]]> 2016-11-17 08:41:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mimma_gioia/mimma/wish/138325310