Collaborative Learning and google Classroom

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Collaborative Learning and google Classroom

• By Falah Fakhri Post-doctoral
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• Department of Geography
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• Friday 05/09/2014 Time 1415 1515
  MAANTIETEEN JA GEOLOGIAN LAITOS

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Overview

• What would you like to say (do) first-year
  students in the first lecture?
• Teaching and Learning Triangle
• Blooms Taxonomy and Average of Retentions Rates
• Collaborative Learning
• What is Collaborative Learning?
• What Are the Benefits of Collaborative Learning?
• What Role Does the teacher play in Collaborative
  Learning?
• Questions Asked in Collaborative Learning
• Size of Groups
• The Basic Collaborative Learning Techniques
• Google Classroom

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What would you like to say (do) first-year
students in the first lecture? (1/1)

• Teach them what is the purpose of the teacher
  and what is the purpose of the classroom. And
  what is the teacher could make to his/her
  students. In addition talk to them how to make
  them independent learners. As well as tell them
  what is the purpose of seminars and lectures and
  what is not possible for the teacher to do.
  Change believes and altitude, emotions, and
  goals. Energize and change the thinks and
  believes of student and make them feel more
  confident.

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Teaching and Learning Triangle (1/1)
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Blooms Taxonomy and Average of Retentions
Rates(1/2)
Taxonomy reflects different forms of thinking
(thinking is an active process) verbs describe
actions, nouns do not
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Blooms Taxonomy and Average of Retentions Rates
(2/2)
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Collaborative Learning? (1/11)

• What is Collaborative Learning? (1/4)
• Collaborative learning is
• A type of active learning that takes place in
  student teams.
• It centers on the students discovery, study
  and use of information in a collaborative
  manner, rather than an instructor simply
  lecturing and the students individually,
  passively taking notes.

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Collaborative Learning? (2/11)What Are the
Benefits of Collaborative Learning? (2/4)

• Collaborative learning aids in students
  socialization, and requires them to divide up
  tasks, provide feedback, and debate different
  conclusions.
• It encourages problem solving skills,
  understanding complex relationships and decision
  making in an open ended situations.

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Collaborative Learning? (3/11)What Are the
Benefits of Collaborative Learning? (3/4)

• Collaborative learning often allows for peer
  coaching when the higher achieving students can
  help their less achieving team members understand
  a problem and possible solutions.
• Also, in many cases the answers the students
  derive to a problem or issue through
  collaborative learning tend to be better than
  they would otherwise come to on their own.
• Finally, all the students become actively
  involved in learning information on the topic of
  the course.

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Collaborative Learning? (4/11)What Role Does
the teacher play in Collaborative Learning? (4/4)

• In collaborative learning, the professor acts
  more as an organizer, facilitator, and mediator
  than as a transmitter of knowledge.
• Their analysis generally requires
  interpretation, assessment, evaluation,
  comparison, synthesis, and so on.

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Collaborative Learning (5/11)Questions Asked
in Collaborative Learning (1/2)

• These analytical questions are often used in
  collaborative learning
• What is the difference between... and...?
• How are...and...similar?
• How would I use...to...?
• What is the main idea of...?
• What if...?
• How does...affect...?
• What is a new example of...?
• Explain why...?
• Explain how...?
• How does this relate to what I've learned
  before?
• What conclusions can I draw about...?

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Collaborative Learning (6/11)Questions Asked in
Collaborative Learning (2/2)

• These analytical questions are often used in
  collaborative learning
• What are the strengths and weaknesses of...?
• What is the best...and why?
• What do you think causes _______ ? Why?
• What is another way to look at _______ ?
• What would happen if _______ ?
• What are the implications of _______ ?
• Why is _______ important?
• How does _______ apply to everyday life?

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Collaborative Learning (7/11)Size of Groups
(1/1)

• Research shows that groups of four or five
  members work best in most situations.
• The less skillful the group members, the
  smaller the groups should be.
• The shorter the amount of time available, the
  smaller the groups should be.

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Collaborative Learning (8/11)The Basic
Collaborative Learning Techniques (1/4)

• Group Discussion
• Group Discussion is a general unstructured
  discussion of an issue or topic by the group.
  Individual members are free to contribute or not
  contribute.

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Collaborative Learning (9/11)The Basic
Collaborative Learning Techniques (2/4)

• Assigned Discussion Leader
• One person in the group is asked to present on
  a topic or review material for the group and then
  lead the discussion for the group.
• This person should not be the regular group
  leader.

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Collaborative Learning (10/11)The Basic
Collaborative Learning Techniques (3/4)

• Clusters
• In clusters, group participants are divided
  into smaller groups for discussion.
• They may also be allowed to self-select the
  small group they want to be in.
• After discussing the assigned topic, the
  cluster may report their finding to the last
  group.

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Collaborative Learning (11/11)The Basic
Collaborative Learning Techniques (4/4)

• Group Survey
• Each group member is surveyed to discover their
  position on an issue, problem or topic. This
  process ensures that each member of the group is
  allowed to offer or state their point of view.

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Google Classroom (1/6)
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Google Classroom (2/6) Benefits for classes

• Easy to set up Teachers can add students
  directly or share a code with their class to
  join.
• Saves time The simple, paperless assignment
  workflow allows teachers to create, review, and
  grade assignments quickly, all in one place.
• Improves organization Students can see all of
  their assignments on an assignments page, and all
  class materials are automatically filed into
  folders in Google Drive.
• Enhances communication Classroom allows
  teachers to send announcements and start class
  discussions instantly. Students can share
  resources with each other or provide answers to
  questions on the stream.
• Affordable and secure Like the rest of our
  Google Apps for Education services, Classroom
  contains no ads, never uses your content or
  student data for advertising purposes, and is
  free for schools.

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Google Classroom (3/6)
Binder
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Google Classroom (4/6)
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Google Classroom (5/6)
Turun Yliopisto moodle
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Google Classroom (6/6)
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