This is the presentation that I used during a one-day training on online learning in collaborative groups.

1. Outline
• Netiquette and group contract
• Collaborative learning
• Self-regulated learning
• Tutors and social presence
• Assessment
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2. Netiquette & group contract

3. Group contract
• Your own agreement
– Remember the rules you set 

4. Asynchronous text-based
communication
• Time to reflect before contributing
• No interruptions/ judgements
• Directly relating to other participants’ contributions –
explicit acknowledgement
• On-task
• Different style of writing
– Different use of emoticons
• Based on expectations – «violated» flow of
interactions, delayed feedback
• Multiple threads active at the same time
• Lack of non-verbal cues

5. Fronter discussions
• Text misinterpretation
– Keep your contributions brief
– Be clear
– Be respectful
• Scattered contributions
– Build upon your peers’ contributions
• Absent students
– Notify of possible absences

6. Collaborative learning

8. Online collaborative learning
• Benefits
– Different backgrounds (cultural, institutional,
professional)
– Different prior knowledge
– Learning across time and space (e.g.,
asynchronous platforms)
– Presence
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Lack of social cues
Often based on expectations;
temporal organization challenge
Different behaviors are considered relevant
Common ground challenge

10. Making your group function
• Common goals
• Taking into account different perspectives
• Building upon each other’s contributions
• Log in frequently
• Avoid free-riding

11. Self-regulated learning

12. As a team!!!
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13. Planning
• Discuss individual goals in the group
• Be aware of the deadlines (discuss the
schedule beforehand)
• The goals should be achievable!!

14. Monitoring
• Inform your group about the progress
• Notify of possible absence
• Take initiative

15. Reflecting
• What worked well and what didn’t?
• What could be done differently next time?

16. Tutors & social presence

17. Online tutors
• Guides
– Pedagogical
– Managerial
– Technical
– Social

18. Social presence
• Connection vs. isolation
• Meaningful collaborative knowledge
construction
• Collaborative community vs. exchange of
information

19. Good collaborative learning
environment
• Personal introductions
• Free sharing of opinions
• Mutual acknowledgement
• Encouragement from the rest
• Thoughtful inclusion of contributions in the
final deliverable

20. Assessment