Innovative Collaborative Group Work Natasha Boskic, External Programs and Learning Technologies, Faculty of Education February, 2009

Natasha Boskic, External Programs and Learning Technologies, Faculty of Education

February, 2009

Agenda Pros/Cons Tools Evaluation and Assessment Social Software Group Work Introductions

Introductions Creating teams Looking for similarities Looking for diversity Random Group 1 , Group 2 , Group 3 , Group 4 , Group 5 , Group 6

Creating teams

Looking for similarities

Looking for diversity

Random

Group 1 , Group 2 , Group 3 ,

Group 4 , Group 5 , Group 6

Activity 1 Log into the course: Educamp ’09 - Innovative Collaborative Group Work at https://training.vista.ubc.ca . Use a given ID and password. Post your introduction into the forum (2-5 minutes) Tell us: your role your Faculty/Department “ Working in group helps...” (write only one thing) Select a “summarizer” Select a “writer”

Log into the course: Educamp ’09 - Innovative Collaborative Group Work at https://training.vista.ubc.ca . Use a given ID and password.

Post your introduction into the forum (2-5 minutes)

Tell us:

your role

your Faculty/Department

“ Working in group helps...” (write only one thing)

Select a “summarizer”

Select a “writer”

Activity 2 The summarizer will post a summary of the group ideas of what working in groups helps... (3 minutes) The writer will use a wiki to let us know who is in your group (3 minutes) while those two are working hard, you will...

The summarizer will post a summary of the group ideas of what working in groups helps... (3 minutes)

The writer will use a wiki to let us know who is in your group (3 minutes)

while those two are working hard, you will...

Activity 3 Use the google map to show us Where you are from/you live (use the blue marker) Your favourite place (use the red marker) Use your google account to sign in

Use the google map to show us

Where you are from/you live

(use the blue marker)

Your favourite place

(use the red marker)

Use your google account to sign in

Activity 4 Why will you do a group work? Think of a situation where you will use a group work. What kind of a project will that be? Write down your pros/cons for using a group work (5 minutes) Discuss your thoughts with your group members (5 minutes) A “presenter” will report on your findings (1 minutes) - select only one reason/situation for using group work

Why will you do a group work?

Think of a situation where you will use a group work. What kind of a project will that be?

Write down your pros/cons for using a group work (5 minutes)

Discuss your thoughts with your group members (5 minutes)

A “presenter” will report on your findings (1 minutes) - select only one reason/situation for using group work

Activity 5 What will you use for online group work Write down your thoughts: (5 minutes) What kind of tools would you use? Why? What kind of tools would you not use? Why? (use generic terms, not specific company, e.g. wiki, not PB Wiki, or Wikispaces) Present this to the group and vote on your group favourite tool (5 min) Select a “reporter” The reporter will tell the whole class the group’s top choice and explain it’s rationale (post to a blog) (5 min)

What will you use for online group work

Write down your thoughts: (5 minutes)

What kind of tools would you use? Why?

What kind of tools would you not use? Why?

(use generic terms, not specific company, e.g. wiki, not PB Wiki, or Wikispaces)

Present this to the group and vote on your group favourite tool (5 min)

Select a “reporter”

The reporter will tell the whole class the group’s top choice and explain it’s rationale (post to a blog) (5 min)

Activity 6 Share your resources with others Open a new browser window Find the website of your favourite tool and save it on “delicious” (at least one) The address is: http://delicious.com/eplt . Log in with the following ID: eplt and password: ubc0nline

Share your resources with others

Open a new browser window

Find the website of your favourite tool and save it on “delicious” (at least one)

The address is: http://delicious.com/eplt . Log in with the following ID: eplt and password: ubc0nline

Examples Forums Wiki (ADHE 330, HMED 440, LLED 441) Blog (VRHC 502, VRHC 512, MET) Social Bookmarking Communities (LIBE 477, EPLT, MET)

Forums

Wiki (ADHE 330, HMED 440, LLED 441)

Blog (VRHC 502, VRHC 512, MET)

Social Bookmarking

Communities (LIBE 477, EPLT, MET)

forums Whole class forum Group forums (open) Group forums (closed) Thematic/weekly forums

Whole class forum

Group forums (open)

Group forums (closed)

Thematic/weekly forums

wikis presentations/summaries, sign-up sheets, lesson plans, good practice examples... glossary of terms, common documents...

presentations/summaries, sign-up sheets, lesson plans, good practice examples...

glossary of terms, common documents...

blogs journal entries comments lessons

journal entries

comments

lessons

social bookmarking delicious diigo

delicious

diigo

communities Ning FaceBook MySpace Twitter

Ning

FaceBook

MySpace

Twitter

Evaluation and Assessment Participation important Participation not important

Participation important

Participation not important

Activity 7 How would you evaluate group work? Select an “evaluator” The evaluator will tell us (3 minutes to think/discuss, 2 minutes to tell) Group 1 (the best member’s contribution. Why?) Group 2 (the member who hasn’t contributed/has contributed less than the others. Why?) Group 3 (how to motivate those who are not contributing?) Group 4 (how to evaluate those who are not contributing?) Group 5 (self-evaluation)

How would you evaluate group work?

Select an “evaluator”

The evaluator will tell us (3 minutes to think/discuss, 2 minutes to tell)

Group 1 (the best member’s contribution. Why?)

Group 2 (the member who hasn’t contributed/has contributed less than the others. Why?)

Group 3 (how to motivate those who are not contributing?)

Group 4 (how to evaluate those who are not contributing?)

Group 5 (self-evaluation)

Your time (again!) Feedback on your group work Feedback on the workshop Questions [email_address]

Feedback on your group work

Feedback on the workshop

Questions