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Needs Assessment
Problem
The need for students to be able to work and learn cooperatively using technology for success in the working world of the 21st Century. Educators need the tools, access, and understanding of how to effectively develop authentic cooperative learning situations using technology.
Content
Educators will learn situations for which collaboration through technology will be particularly helpful, and how to ensure students use the technology to create meaningful learning outcomes.
Learner Analysis
This course will be designed to serve any educator engaging students in collaboration through the use of technology. Seeing as though collaboration is more heavily relied on later in education the focus will be toward secondary educators, but will also be relevant to elementary and college level instructors.
Instructional Context
Through the use of a Wiki this course will be completely online. The course will be based on a constructivist approach placing participants in authentic learning situations where through cooperation will build knowledge and skills.
Exploring the Problem / Solution
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Goals
- Educators will understand the importance collaboration with technology.
- Participants will use technology to gain a understanding of its importance in the 21st Century.
Task Analysis
Learning Objectivs
- The educator will be able to demonstrate the importance of collaboration in education by developing a rationale statement supported with constructivist theory.
- The educator will create a definition of collaboration by using information supporting the importance of collaboration in the learning process.
- The educator will be able to identify situations where technology can be used to support collaborative learning.
- The educator will be able to demonstrate an understanding of how to implement effective collaborative learning through the design of a lesson.
Prerequisites
- Essential Prerequisites:
- knowledge of constructivist teachings
- ability to use a computer to access the internet and navigate websites
- ability to write a rationale
- understanding of how people learn
- ability to design a lesson
- Supporting Prerequisites:
- positive attitude toward constructivism
- positive attitude toward collaborative learning
- willingness to learn
- willingness to incorporate technology into the classroom
File:ETAP 623 - Curriculum Map Revised.doc
Instructional Methods
This being a course about collaborative learning I have decided to keep students in situations where they are collaborating as much as possible. Collaboration will be accomplished through discussions about central ideas and questions for each unit. The discussions place students in situations to reflect on their own ideas and share them with others. It is my hope that students will be able to gain valuable insight and new ideas from others. Students will gain most of their information through mini-lectures which will provide students with a short but informative view of the topic. Students will also engage in reflection activities to take a look at what they have learned and do some writing related to it. There will also be videos that will be used to illustrate ideas that were discussed in the lecture. Overall, the plan is to keep students busy and interested by balancing reading, writing, videos, and looking at various technologies, while also having them reflect on their thoughts throughout.
Resources and References
Collaborative Learning with Technology Resources and References