Tag: collaborative learning
-
Simulations
What is a simulation? A simulation is a series of tasks carried out to mimic a real-world situation in order for students to experiment, develop skills and aid understanding in a safe cost-effective environment. They enable learners to practice these skills and adapt to different situations developing knowledge required when working in the real environment…
-
Introducing Role Play Tasks
What is role play? Role play is an active learning strategy where the participants act out a scenario taking on different characters (Teachers Institute, 2023), for example: Role play can be used in many settings, both in the classroom, in a simulated environment such as a model office, online via video or in a simulated…
-
Facilitating Online Discussions
What are online discussions? Online discussions are interactions which take place via platform such as a discussion board or forum, often asynchronously. They can also be synchronous, for example instant messaging or chat in Teams. Discussions can be used for different reasons: Why use online discussions? Tool/Software option Blackboard has an inbuilt discussion tool which…
-
Social Annotation
What is social annotation? Social annotation refers to collaborative reading and annotation. It is a collaborative learning activity, and an alternative to setting students reading activities to engage with on their own. Typically, documents are shared and each member of the group annotates the document with questions, comments and other ideas. This technique can be…
-
Brainstorming
What is brainstorming? Brainstorming is a spontaneous group activity which rapidly generates ideas without any evaluation or filtering of suggestions. Every idea suggested is documented for future consideration. The techniques of brainstorming was introduced by Alex Osborn in 1942 (Besant, 2016) and has been used widely for a number of different applications. Why use brainstorming?…
-
Facilitating peer feedback & peer review
What is peer feedback? Peer review, or peer feedback, is a two-way process where students review each other’s work and provide constructive feedback. The task could involved students reviewing peer’s work individually, as a group or compare across or within themes or topics. Students can also review peer’s performance and contribution in group work. See…
-
Think-Pair-Share Activities
What is a think-pair-share activity? Think-Pair-Share is an activity which can be used in teaching to encourage students to talk, collaborate with fellow students and present ideas (Mundelsee & Jurkowski, 2021). Why use think-pair-share? Tool/Software option If conducting this activity online, breakout rooms can be used in Teams to allow students to complete the ‘pair’…