Speak up! transforming classroom discussions jan 2013

Today’s Meet

http://todaysmeet.com/speakup2

What is your name, school and position?

What has been you key takeaway from this

21CLHK conference so far?

Some students enjoy speaking up

in class while others don't.

Objective:

to encourage educators to try different ways to reach their students through different modes of class discussions.

What do you think this picture is communicating to the

audience?

Research

Student Participation

Face-to-Face Discussions

compared with

Virtual Discussions

Face-to-Face Discussions

Virtual Discussions

21 Students14 boys & 7 GirlsFace-to-Face discussions in classVirtual Discussions in class

What is the effect of virtual discussions on students' participation and sense of belonging?

Comfortable

LiteratureLiterature

Jarmon, Lim and Carpenter (2009) "Introduction Pedagogy, Education and Innovation in Virtual Worlds"

say virtual worlds will be used more for teaching and learning in the future.

Friedman, Karniel and Dinur’s (2009) study “Comparing Group Discussion in Virtual and Physical Environments" found that students had a higher number of on-topic discussions in the physical discussion setting versus the virtual discussion setting (p. 290).

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virtual discussions provided more

opportunities for quieter students.

-Carnegie’s (2003, “Teaching a Critical Understanding of Virtual Environments”

Carnegie acknowledges that, “[t]he biggest advantage [of virtual discussions] was for students who were shy, self-conscious, or intimidated in face-to-face group meetings” (2003, p. 63).

http://www.thepowerofintroverts.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DPhDCz0V9FcA&bm=y

Susan Cain (2012) confirms this idea by explaining that ‘quiet’ students feel comfortable collaborating in an “online

working group” which is similar to a virtual discussion because “it is a form

of solitude” which better meets the

needs of more introverted learners (p. 111).

Safety Behind the Screen

Solitude

Wang and Woo’s (2007) study “Comparing Asynchronous Online Discussions and Face-to-Face Discussions in a Classroom Setting” said, “[i]n terms of authenticity, face-to-face discussions were more real and authentic than in-class online discussions because participants could talk to each other in real time, see their facial expressions and clarify matters immediately” (p. 282). In this aspect, face-to-face discussions were regarded as more superior to online discussions.

Wang and Woo (2007) also said that “online discussions were more comfortable, less aggressive and offered more equal opportunities for group members to voice their opinions” (p. 282).

Participation increased in

virtual discussions

Quality of participation also increased during virtual discussions

Discussion findings

Dr. Larry Rosen says that for iGeneration kids “social connections are EVERYTHING”.

Comfort Behind the Screen

Students are “more comfortable with sharing” through virtual writing - Dr. Larry Rosen

Beyond the Screen

Integrate virtual discussions into your classrooms

Variety

Ideas for Integrating Virtual Discussions into classrooms

Building a community in your classrooms using Critical Friends Group (CFG) Protocols

How could you integrate virtual discussions into a lesson?

Turn and talk

What do you think would be the

challenges of integrating virtual discussions in the classroom?

Questions?

What is something you learned from this

workshop?

References Cain, S. (2012). Quiet: the power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking. New York: Crown Publishers.

Carnegie, T. A. (2003). TeachingaCritical Understandingof Virtual Environments. Business Communication Quarterly, 66(4), 55-64.

Friedman, D., Karniel, Y., & Dinur, A. L. (2009). Comparing Group Discussion in Virtual and Physical Environments. PRESENCE by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 18(4), 286-293.

Jarmon, L., Lim, K. Y., & Carpenter, B. S. (2009). Pedagogy, Education and Innovation in 3-D Virtual Worlds. Journal of Virtual Worlds Research, 2(1), 3-4.

Ligorio, M. B., Cesareni, D., & Schwartz, N. (2008). Collaborative Virtual Environments as Means to Increase the Level of Intersubjectivity in a Distributed Cognition System. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 40(3), 339-357.

Wang, Q., & Woo, H. L. (2007). Comparing asynchronous online discussions and face-to-face discussions in a classroom setting. British Journal of Educational Technology, 38(2), 272-286.

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ResourcesDiscussions in Classrooms: Comparing Face-To-Face Whole Class Discussions to Virtual Discussions by Robert Appino

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