This document outlines the steps for a collaborative online lesson planning project between students in Scotland and Finland. It involves the following key steps: 1. Scottish and Finnish students introduce themselves to their partner(s) online. 2. Scottish students provide context about the class they will teach, including information about the students, subject, and curriculum. 3. Finnish students design a lesson plan for the Scottish class context based on an educational theory. 4. Scottish students provide feedback on how effective they think the lesson plan would be. 5. Scottish students have the option to teach the lesson and provide reflections. 6. Finnish students provide final feedback and reflections on the collaboration in an online session.

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COLIGE (Collaborative Online Learing in Global Education)
Project Activity (Scotland – Finland)
Lesson Plan and Review Template
Step 1 – Initiate Online Group
Initiate onlinecontactwithyourinternational grouppartner(s)byagreeingonaforumthrough which
youcan communicate onlineandintroduce yourselves.This‘meeting’cantake place throughsocial
media,videoconferencing,email or any otheronline tool.
Your introductiontoeachother couldinclude the followinginformation:
 Your name;
 Brief descriptionof pastteachingexperience;
 The level andsubjectof yourcurrentteachingpractice (if applicable);and
 A brief descriptionof yourpastexperience withonlinecommunicationtools.
Step 2 – Context Description
The firststepof thisactivity isforScottishparticipants tosupplyinformationaboutthe classthatthey
will be teaching/have taught.Please addcontent below underthe followingheadings:
Your name:
1. In whatcommunityandinstitutionisthe classtakingplace?
2. How manystudentsare inthe class?
3. What age are the students?
4. What isthe cultural backgroundof the students?
5. Are there any particularstudentneedsorcharacteristicsthatshouldbe considered?
6. What program andyear of studiesare the studentsin?
7. What isthe content/subjectarea of the course?(be as specificaspossible)
8. How muchpreviousexperience dothe studentshave inthissubject?
9. What isthe curriculumdocumentthatcoversthiscourse’ssubjectcontent(provide aninternet
linkof the curriculumdocumentif available)?
10. What are the course objectives(providetextorinternetlinkif possible)?
11. Insertan image of the classroomsetting if possibleandaddany commentson
resources/equipmentavailable.

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12. If your videorecordingisof interactionswiththe classyoudescribe,please indicate if youare
happyto share thiswithFinnishparticipants(wewillsetupa private sharedspace in
MyAberdeenwherethese canbe uploaded).
13. Anyotherinformation(e.g.professional challengeunderinvestigationforthe course)
Deadline: Fill outthe above informationunderStep2and send itto your grouppartner(s) and to
your tutorbefore <date>.You should complete the listinginthisWorddocumenttemplate.
Step 3 – Lesson Plan
Finnishparticipantswill designalessonplanforaScottishclasscontextprovidedtoyoubyyour Scottish
partner(s).Finnishstudentsshould co-createalessonplan withtheirScottishpairbasedonan
educational theory forthe contextoutlinedabove.Informationaboutthe lessonplanshouldbe
completedin the sectionbelowandinclude informationconcerningthe following:
Name of personcreatinglessonplan:
 Lessontitle /subject:
 Pedagogical theorygroundingthe lesson (withlinkstofurtherinformationif appropriate):
 Learningobjectives (fromacurriculumdocumentif possible):
 Priorknowledge of studentsnecessary inordertoproperlycomplete the lesson:
 Formsof assessment:
 Lessonstructure (table below)
Activity
Key outcome (e.g. students
should...
Class structure (e.g. students in
groups, seated individually, etc.)
Time
(min.)
Introduction
Main section
Conclusion
Homework

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Deadline: Fill outthe above informationunder Step3and sendback viaemail to your group
partner(s) and yourtutor before <date>.Completedlessonplans will be thensentto yourtutorfor
uploadingontothe UniversityVirtual LearningEnvironment.
Step 4 – Online Feedback (from Aberdeen)
Scottishstudentswill provide feedbacktothe Finnishstudentsfocusingon how effective the Scottish
students thinkthatthe lessonplanwouldworkinthe contextthattheyare familiarwith.Pleaseprovide
feedback underthe followingquestions.
Your name:
1. Are the aims andobjectivesof the lessonclearandachievable?
2. ‘Isit clearhow the educational theoryusedunderpinsthe lessondesign?
3. Are the levelsof students’priorknowledge recognizedandaddressed?
4. Doesthe plan demonstrate propertime management? (inotherwords:isthe planrealisticfor
the time given)
5. Is there anappropriate varietyof activitiestoengage all learners?
6. Are studentsgiven opportunities withinthe plan toshare and/ or engage ina learningdialogue?
7. Are there opportunitiesforformativeassessmentandfeedbackwithinthe lessonplan?Are
these appropriate?
8. Any othercomments/feedback?
Also,arrange a time to discussthe above questionswithyourcollaborationpartner(s) before <date>in
an online formatthatyoudecide together.
Deadline:
Please provide writtenfeedbackwithrespecttothe questionsinStep4. You can sendthe final Word
documentwithyourwrittencommentsforPart4 to your group partner(s) and yourtutorby <date>.
Step 5: Teaching the Lesson (optional)
Scottishstudents are encouragedto teachthe lessonplan (oran activity fromthislesson) withtheir
class.Note:if possible,pleasetake videofootage of yourlesson andprovide some reflective comments
on howit wenttoyour Finnishpeer.
Step 6: Final Feedback and Reflection(from Finland)
Finnishstudentswill provide feedbackaboutthe projectduringanonline sessionorganizedfor <date>.
Scottishstudentswill be invitedtothissessionorganizedbyOUAS.Thissessionwill involve Finnish
studentsprovidingspecificfeedbackconcerningthe Scottishstudentsworktointegrate the lesson plans

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inteachingcontextsinScotlandasviewedbyeithervideoorreferencedfromFinnishstudentreflections
as well ascommentsonthe overall online activity.
Questionscoveredduringthissessioncouldinclude:
1. Didthe plannedactivitiesappropriatelyrelate tothe classroomcontent?
2. Was the lessontaughtinScotland?If so, describe the outcomes.
3. Was the online collaborationeffective tosupportthe co-creationof alessonplanand
develop pedagogical competencesandtechnical competences?
4. Anyothercomments/feedback
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Basedon an original templateusedbystudentsfromthe OuluUniversityof AppliedSciences,Finland
and the Universityof Aberdeen,UKin2014-15. Thistemplate isfreelyavailable forre-useand
adaptation.If youdo use it foranothercontext,orneedanyfurtherinformation,please letusknow.
BlairStevenson blair.stevenson@oamk.fiandSarahCornelius s.cornelius@abdn.ac.uk.