WikiEducator OTL09 - 2. Encourage cooperation among students

This week we are looking at
2. Encourage cooperation among students.

Students can learn a lot from one another. And they enjoy doing so.
Each student brings their unique perspective and background to the
course. In an online learning situation, student-student contact is
also a very powerful motivator, as it provides safe, focused inter-
personal interactions that are missing in many face-to-face
educational institutions.

Students working in groups learn more about the content area and are
more engaged in the activity than working individually. In the "real
world" people rarely work alone. Learning to work collaboratively in
an online environment is an important life skill. ... 2. Encourage
cooperation among students
http://www.wikieducator.org/User:Vtaylor/Technology_Supported_Learning/2._Encourage_cooperation_among_students

Discussion - How do you incorporate student cooperation in your on-
campus class? What are some of the challenges with the current
process? Would adding technology change the group dynamics? Do
students do their group work entirely in class? If they work outside
of class, how do you know what is going on?


Online Teaching and Learning
http://moodle.wikieducator.org/course/view.php?id=26

WikiEducator Moodle course management system
http://moodle.wikieducator.org/
Please join the discussions.

..Valerie


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