Assessing participation in a collaborative learning community
There are several ways to assess participation in a collaborative learning community it can be by the students’ peers through discussions, by contributions to the activities that are assigned, through authentic assessment, and graded or marked assignments. I feel that the instructor should use all of the above methods of assessments to measure the learning of the students.
Collaboration of students
If a student does not want to network or collaborate with other students in the learning community then he or she should let the instructor know his or her issues with networking and collaborating then the instructor should work with the student to work out his concerns. If the other students know of the student’s concerns then they could encourage him or her to work with them. If the instructor can still assess the student’s work then he or she shouldn’t have a problem with his or her assessment plan. If communication is in place in the learning community then maybe collaboration can built in the learning community with the reluctant student.
References:
Palloff, R. M., & Pratt, K. (2005). Collaborating online: Learning together in community. San Francisco
Palloff, R. M., & Pratt, K. (2007). Building online learning communities: Effective strategies for the virtual classroom.
Siemens, G. (2010). Assessment of Collaborative Learning. Retrieved from
Siemens, G. (2010). Learning Communities. Retrieved from http://sylvan.live.ecollege.com/ec/crs/default.learn?CourseID=4199700&Survey=1&47=6912498&ClientNodeID=984645&coursenav=1&bhcp=1
Diane
ReplyDeleteThank you for your post. Do you believe these concepts are just an extension of what we have learned about face to face collaboration?
I am trying to incorporate these concepts with my junior students so they will have some exposure prior to going off to college.