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“Tele” = at a distance (far) Collaboration = co-labor (shared labor)Tele-collaboration = sharing labors at a distance
Telecollaboration
Telecollaboration refers to using a computer connected to a telecommunications network like the Internet to collaborate with others at a distance.
Telecollaboration
Telecollaboration
The Internet adds another dimension to project-based learning experiences.
It poses new challenges for students and educators
These projects require students to collaborate with distant peers.
Telecollaboration
A systematic teaching method that engages students in learning knowledge and skills through an extended inquiry process structured around complex, authentic questions and carefully designed products and tasks.
--Buck Institute for Education
Project-Based Learning
In most cases, defined by:
• a central question or problem important to students and relevant to the curriculum
• a product that reports the results of the investigation into the problem
• active participation by students from question development through product presentation
• continuous evaluation
Project-Based Learning
In most cases, defined by:
• a classroom with an atmosphere that tolerates error and change
TEACHER’s role = mentor, facilitator, guide
Project-Based Learning
Learning to Learn
• working on problems in depth
• just-in-time learning
Potential Benefits of Telecollaborative Projects
Lifelong learning
• models the kind of learning one does throughout life
• uses new tools for intellectual work for research, distinguishing credible information, constructing knowledge with other learners
Potential Benefits of Telecollaborative Projects
Active learning
• students learn by doing
• students have access to people around the world
• students find more relevance in their studies
• increased interest and participation
Potential Benefits of Telecollaborative Projects
Cooperative learning
• working directly with people from other places and cultures
• working not only with peers but also mentors and experts in many fields
Potential Benefits of Telecollaborative Projects
Contextual learning
• establishes a close relationship between students and the real-world context of problems and projects
• learning is less abstract and more interdisciplinary
Potential Benefits of Telecollaborative Projects
High standards for all learners
• student as author and therefore accountable for accuracy and completeness
• elevates quality of work
Potential Benefits of Telecollaborative Projects
Students as Teachers
Changing Roles
Teachers as Coaches
Changing Roles
Changing Roles
Peer and Community Involvement
•Interpersonal Exchange
•Information Collection and Analysis
•Problem-Solving
- Judi Harris, Virtual Architecture
Types of Telecollaborative Projects
• Learning with and from others
• Dealing with the technology
• Coordinating your activities
• Managing your time
Challenges
• Managing your classroom
• Changing roles
• Meeting your learning objectives
• Assessing learning impact
Challenges
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