Online Collaboration (Phase 4 student managed / open projects)

Examples

Group presentation, group project, role-play, Web-Quest, sharing knowledge, collective decision making, forming learning communities

Best Practice Model for Online Collaboration

Engagement Phase

Exploration Phase

Transformation Phase

Presentation Phase

Reflection Phase

(Reid, Forrestal, Cook, see  http://crusldi1.staffs.ac.uk/moodle/mod/resource/view.php?id=1155)

Student Activities

• Engages in dialogue with other students, externals and tutor
• Relates task to own interest/work
• Identifies appropriate support required
• Completes task but plans own activities

Tutor Activities

• Facilitates range of dialogues
• Enables authentic activity
• Facilitates support
• Determines general goals

Further Guidance Best Practice Models, case studies, how-to tutorials and online forums about the use of online collaborations are all available in the Best Practice Models for E-learning Community at  http://crusldi1.staffs.ac.uk/moodle/course/view.php?id=9&topic=4

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