Cengage Webinar: Fostering online student collaboration

Fostering Online Collaboration

Kiala Givehand, Ed.S.
Diablo Valley College

Your Facilitator

Kiala Givehand, Ed.S. Diablo Valley College

Here’s Where Were Going…
• Strategies

• Free resources / Tools

• Tips

• Examples

Where We Are Now
• How many of you are currently using
online collaboration as a part of the
classroom structure?
– Type “YES” in the chat.

• Type in one tool that you currently use to
facilitate online collaboration.

Online Collaboration
• Team work / Team building
• Peer-to-peer feedback/review
• Social skills
• Collective / creative / critical thinking
• Non threatening space for sharing ideas

STRATEGIES/TIPS FOR GETTING STUDENTS TO
SHOW UP AND INTERACT

Teacher Tasks
• Minimal interaction

• Guide, don’t lead

• Open ended questions

• Give them freedom

• Establish check-ins

Student Responsibilities
• Choice

– Due Dates

– Peer-to-Peer Instruction

– Group evaluation

Choice • Due Dates
Give students choices so they feel
invested in the task/activity. – Teacher guided, student
selected
– Give a range of options.
– Hold them to their
deadlines.
– Teach them to conduct
backward planning.

Choice
Give students choices so they feel
invested in the task/activity.
• Peer-to-Peer Instruction
– Have students determine
what skills each one can
contribute to the overall
project.
– Allow students to share
their expertise.

Choice
Give students choices so they feel • Group Evaluation
invested in the task/activity.
– Overall
– Individual
– Self

Group Expectations
• Guide students to set
realistic expectations of
one another and of
themselves.
• Ask them to share their
group expectations
with you and
classmates.
• Hold them accountable.

ONLINE DISCUSSION
• Google Groups
– groups.google.com
– threaded discussion
board
– sends to email
– shared calendar
– links to google docs

ONLINE DISCUSSION
• Facebook Groups
– Closed/Secret Group
• Load files
• Threaded discussions
• Photos
• Links

REAL TIME COLLABORATION
• Google Hangout

• Skype

• Join.me

DOCUMENT COLLABORATION
• Google Docs
• Box.net
• Dropbox
• Evernote
• VoiceThread

Other Technologies
• mindeister.com
• bubbl.us
• corkboard.me
• blogs

Essay Assignments
• Collaborative writing
assignments.

• Task driven

• Communication level
(HIGH)

• The Writing Process

Peer Review
• Constructive feedback

• Specific elements

• Built into the writing
process.

• Deadline driven

• Accountability

Chapter Reviews
• Checklists

• Terminology

• Q&A

• Exercises

• Summaries

• Notes + Book

Research Assignments
• Hunting & Gathering
– Groups of 4
– Role Specific
– Local and Regional
News Sources
– Presentation Component
– Evaluation Component

Class Projects
• Long term collaboration. • Examples:
– Book trailers
• Requires full class – Article Analysis
participation. – Class Index & Glossary
– Class Handbook for Future
Students
• Ongoing phases – Class anthology
– Free Workshop
• “Jigsawed” groups

Start From Where You Are
• Current assignments
– Short term
– Long term
• Break assignments into
phases.
• Keep the teams small (2-
4)
• Set clear guidelines and
expectations.
• Poll the students.

Once You’ve Done It
• Add the collaboration tools
as materials on your
syllabus.

• Polish your procedures.

• Relinquish more control to
students.

• Add resources.

Final Thoughts
• The evaluations at the
end are paramount.
– Self evaluation
– Individual members
– Group process

• This is a paradigm shift
for teacher and student.

Final Thoughts
• Front loading
• Assignment bank
• Collaborate with other
teachers
• Pace yourself
• Don’t let the technology
get in the way of the
learning.

How
am I going to
implement
this?

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ConnectYard: a two-way communication app
that effectively embraces social media


Evernote: cloud-based note taking available
on any device and now within MindTap

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course at any time!

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Fostering Online Collaboration

Kiala Givehand, Ed.S.
givehand.teach@gmail.com

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