1. Social and Collaborative
Learning
Synthesis Part 3
Aubree Thompson
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2. ● Used Facebook group to organize group
project & LiveMocha to practice German
● Easier to organize meetings and material
○ Reflective: I hate groupwork, made it easier
● Got feedback from native speakers
○ Reflective: able to reflect on how I sounded
to other speakers and what I could improve
Social Networking Sites
Aubree Thompson

3. ● Build my critical-thinking skills
● Used City Car Driving to practice for
learning to drive
○ Active: "hands-on" approach, safely and free
○ Visual: engagine, holds my attention far
more than reading a driving manual
Games and MMOGs
Aubree Thompson

4. ● Group project - tried out Diigo
● Could share our progress quickly around
our busy schedules
○ Active: helped improve my "weak spot" in
learning of disliking group work
Social Bookmarking
Aubree Thompson

5. ● Most interesting?
○ Games/MMOGs
○ Fun, versatile, "hands-on" learning
● Most surprising?
○ Social networking sites
○ Had not thought of using to organize a group
● Least effective?
○ Social bookmarking
○ Geared too much to groupwork for my taste
● Will continue to explore?
○ Games/MMOGs - fun and work well for me!
Award for _____ Goes to...
Aubree Thompson

6. ● Games/MMOGs
○ Active: "hands-on" approach without risk
○ Visual: keeps my brain focused on the
material through engaging visuals -
especially helpful since I have trouble with
my attention span
What worked best for my
learning preferences?
Aubree Thompson

7. ● Activities and "hands-on" learning
○ Active: keeps my brain engaged easier
○ Can use tutorial videos online which I can
follow along with on a project at home
● Flash cards
○ Simple game
○ On the job: helps to learn prices, products,
dishes (such as at a restaurant job)
What learning strategies will I
continue to use?
Aubree Thompson

8. ● What will I use for learning?
○ Games/MMOGs
○ City Car Driving will help me learn to drive
this summer
● What will I use for non-learning?
○ Games/MMOGs
○ Entertaining, and I can challenge myself
● What will I no longer use?
○ Social bookmarking
○ Didn't hold my interest enough to continue
The Aftermath
Aubree Thompson