Collaborative Learning
Lilibeth D. Romano
(Reporter)
At the end of the session,
the participants are expected to:
1. Define Collaborative Learning and explain its features;
2. Identify the key benefits of Collaborative Learning;
3. Determine strategies/ activities that promote the
concept; and
4. Craft lesson plans utilizing Collaborative Learning
approach.
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Collaborative Learning
is the grouping and pairing of students for the purpose of
achieving an academic goal. - Gokhale, 1995
constructing knowledge through interaction with other
learners – e.g. discussion, co-operating on tasks
interaction may be face-to-face or computer mediated
Collaborative Learning involves
Group goals, as well as personal goals
Building and relying on good relationships with
others
Contributing your ideas to the group and
learning from one another
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Have you ever worked in a group?
Have you ever introduced Collaborative Learning
in your class?
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BENEFITS CHALLENGES
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Collaborative Learning
Key Benefits:
1. promotes interdependence;
2. encourages learners’ responsibility for learning;
3. increases individual accountability as part of group;
4. reinforces learning for individuals through peer
teaching;
Collaborative Learning
Key Benefits:
5. develops communication skills, decision-making,
leadership skills.
6. increases group cohesion; and
7. gives opportunity for teachers to observe and assess
learning during the group activity.
Challenges on the Use of CL
1. Class number dependency
2. Dominating and extremely passive participants
3. Varying response time and level of
participation
Challenges on the Use of CL
4. Irrelevant and counterproductive conversations
5. Presence of free-riders/ Hitch-hikers
6. Unequal sharing of work
Why use CL
“Students are capable of performing at
higher intellectual levels when asked to
work in collaborative situations than when
asked to work individually. Group diversity
in terms of knowledge and experience
contributes positively to the learning
process
(Gokhale, 1995, citing Vygotsky, 1978).
Why use CL
“Bruner (1985) contends that cooperative learning
methods improve problem-solving strategies because
the students are confronted with different
interpretations of the given situation. The peer
support system makes it possible for the learner to
internalize both external knowledge and critical
thinking skills and to convert them into tools for
intellectual functioning
(Gokhale, 1995).
Why use CL
Group interaction helps students learn from each
other’s scholarship, skills, and experiences.
Gokhale reported that if the purpose of
instruction is to enhance critical thinking and
problem-solving skills, rather than gaining
factual knowledge, that collaborative learning is
more beneficial (Gokhale, 1995).
How
For collaborative learning to be effective,
the instructor must view teaching as a
process of developing and enhancing
students’ ability to learn. The
instructor’s role is not to transmit
information, but to serve as a facilitator
for learning (Gokhale, 1995).
How
“Research has consistently found that students
who gain most from cooperative work are those
who give and receive elaborated explanations”
(Gokhale, 1995, citing Webb, 1985).
Key factors Affecting Work Group
(University of Sydney Learning Center)
Best Practices
Insta-list Game
What are the collaborative
strategies,activities,games you
are familiar with?
Strategies & Activities
• TDAR (Think, Discuss, Act, Reflect)
• Think-Pair-Share
• Project management
• Numbered Heads Together
Strategies & Activities
• Peer Teaching Strategy
• Group Research & Thesis Writing
• Jigsaw
Strategies & Activities
• Tug of War
• Spider Web
• It’s A Mystery
• Keep It Real
Strategies & Activities
• Computer-Mediated Collaboration
• Live Conferencing
• Technology Enhanced Writing Platforms
• Online Collaborative Learning
• Web Based Collaborative Writing
Web Based
SAMPLE RUBRIC
Lesson Planning
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Lesson Planning
Prepare a Lesson Plan utilizing
collaborative learning as an approach
to meet the competencies required
on your respective areas.
References
1. Gokhale, A. A. (1995) Collaborative Learning Enhances critical
Thinking Journal of Technology Education,
2. Bonnano, H., Jones, J., & English, L. (1998). Improving group
satisfaction:making groups work in a first year undergraduate
course. Teaching in Higher Education
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5. Bower, M., & Richards, D. (2006). Collaborative learning: some
possibilities and limitations for students and teachers. In
Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Ascilite conference: Who’s learning?
Whose technology?
References
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7. Vygotsky, L. (1978). Mind in society: The development of higher
psychological processes. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.
8. Webb, N. (1985). Student interaction and learning in small groups: A
research summary. Learning to Cooperate, Cooperating to Learn,
148-172.
Collaborative Learning
•In teaching, you do not want to
COVER things, you want to
UNCOVER them. The best way to
get good ideas is to have lots of
ideas.
• Linus Pauling
•"None of us, including me, ever
do great things. But we can all
do small things, with great love,
and together we can do
something wonderful.”
-Mother Teresa-
Thank you.
