Collaborative Learning and ICTs To collaborate is to work jointly with others 'Collaborative learning' is an umbrella term for a variety of educational approaches involving joint intellectual effort by students, or students and teachers together. Usually students are working in groups of two or more, mutually searching for understanding, solutions, or meanings, or creating a product ICTs can foster collaborative learning Sanjaya Mishra

To collaborate is to work jointly with others

'Collaborative learning' is an umbrella term for a variety of educational approaches involving joint intellectual effort by students, or students and teachers together. Usually students are working in groups of two or more, mutually searching for understanding, solutions, or meanings, or creating a product

ICTs can foster collaborative learning

Theories behind CL Social constructivist learning theory: people learn through social interaction and peer relationships and achieve their developmental milestones as a result of that interaction Cooperative learning: It's is a relationship in a group of students that requires positive interdependence, individual accountability (towards learning), interpersonal skills (communication, trust, leadership, decision making, and conflict resolution), and interaction Situated learning: learning occurs in authentic contexts with social interaction and collaboration as the key components

Social constructivist learning theory: people learn through social interaction and peer relationships and achieve their developmental milestones as a result of that interaction

Cooperative learning: It's is a relationship in a group of students that requires positive interdependence, individual accountability (towards learning), interpersonal skills (communication, trust, leadership, decision making, and conflict resolution), and interaction

Situated learning: learning occurs in authentic contexts with social interaction and collaboration as the key components

ICT Tools for CL Web 2.0 tools text-based communication tools email blogs wikis instant messaging/chat microblogging immersive learning environments electronic games 3D virtual worlds people networks discussion forums – web (+email) groups and communities services social software online conferencing interactive whiteboards voice over IP (VoiP).

Web 2.0 tools

text-based communication tools

email

blogs

wikis

instant messaging/chat

microblogging

immersive learning environments

electronic games

3D virtual worlds

people networks

discussion forums – web (+email)

groups and communities services

social software

online conferencing

interactive whiteboards

voice over IP (VoiP).

Pedagogical Designs Problem-based learning Project-based learning Reciprocal teaching Group work Design of learning activity is important to the use of ICT tools.

Problem-based learning

Project-based learning

Reciprocal teaching

Group work

Design of learning activity is important to the use of ICT tools.