Collaborative
learning is a method of teaching and learning in
which students team together to explore a significant question or create a
meaningful project.
Cooperative learning is a specific kind of
collaborative learning. Cooperative learning is the instructional use of
small groups so that students work together to maximise their own and each
other’s learning (Johnson & Johnson, 1999:5). Cooperative learning
advocates that students learn from each other in the learning process, and exchange
learning experiences with each other, in order to increase the efficiency of
learning.
In this
lesson, I tried to use Google docs for collaborative learning. During the
editing process, the operation of each group member will be seen by other
members timely. Besides, by looking at the revision history, everyone can see
which part of the document is modified, which person and when change it. Teachers
also can observe the progress online at any time and give some guidance to
every member. Therefore, using Google docs can stimulate learners’ motivation
and creativity; increase their ability to communicate with others, also can
effectively improve the learning efficiency. Google docs provide learners with
an open collaborative learning environment.
Blog can
effectively encourage the students to participate in not only reading and
commenting on teachers' or other students’ logs but also more importantly for
the ability to set their own topics and thus share their own thoughts with
others by building their own logs. Such type of Blog can be assessed both
inside and outside school and can enable more learners to participate in group
learning. Besides, teachers cultivate their students' ability to learn
collaboratively through this method. Teachers can provide a project or topic
for their students to participate in together. Collaborative learning refers to
all relevant collaborative and mutual help behaviors committed by the students
in participating in as teams to achieving their common learning targets and
maximize their own and others' learning outcomes under a certain incentive
mechanism. It is a learning method conforming to the modern teaching methods
and approaches based on the learning theories of constructivism and humanism.
Teachers can propose a project or topic at regular intervals for their students
divided into groups or all students to together participate in discussion. And
those not in the class can also participate in to express their viewpoints and
opinions. In the discussion, open-minding can be achieved and knowledge
provided by others can be drunk to perfect the students themselves and also
increase the ability to learn collaboratively.
Reference:
Johnson, D.W.
and Johnson, R. T. (1999) Learning together and alone: cooperative, competitive
and individualistic learning. Boston,
Mass: Allyn and Beacon.
The good point is that there there are deffernces between Collaborative Learning and Cooperative learning.
回复删除Collaborative learning is a method of teaching and learning in which students team together to explore a significant question or create a meaningful project. A group of students discussing a lecture or students from different schools working together over the Internet on a shared assignment are both examples of collaborative learning.
Cooperative learning is a specific kind of collaborative learning. In cooperative learning, students work together in small groups on a structured activity. They are individually accountable for their work, and the work of the group as a whole is also assessed. Cooperative groups work face-to-face and learn to work as a team.