Collaboration in The Online Environment
by Brandon T. 2
Collaboration in the online environment is paramount to
students understanding of materials and success in the course. Discussion breeds
understanding and students take away more from the collaborative art of
conversation. However, it can be a student's worst nightmare. Simply put, every
student isn't a social butterfly. Some student's shy away from discussions and
activities that involve any type of collaboration. Some student's take a few
weeks to get the hang of things and eventually become comfortable enough to
progress through the course being social. However, some student's never reach
that point and have a tendency to stay in
the background and have minimum anticipation.
Using this week's resources, brainstorm what you can do to
promote collaborative learning in the online environment with all types of
students. How will you make sure that your students are participating? What
will you do when students are not participating? How will handle a student who
feels offended by the actions of their group members or member? Develop some
guideline for promoting collaboration in the online environment. Feel free to
include your personal experiences or add any additional situations that may
have occurred that are not mentioned here.
By Wednesday post
your initial response to the prompt. By Sunday
respond to two other student post.
Be sure to sight resources and be thorough in your initial post and responses.
See the rubric to view the criteria for how this discussion will be graded.
Discussion Rubric
Discussion Rubric