Solo and Social Learning in Online Courses
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Sloan-C Online Collaboration Principles
Role of Emerging Technologies for Knowledge Mobilization, Dissemination, and Use in Education
Some students spend many hours communicating asynchronously,
having a much richer dialogue than could have been possible through
the best face-to-face facilitation.
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e-learning 2.0: All You Need To Know
Tremblay: Best Practices and Collaborative Software In Online Teaching
They focus group energy, they permit real-time interaction
(which can help develop group cohesion, especially for those less familiar with
media-based learning) and, most importantly, they provide a familiar instructional
environment that mimic many positive features found in the traditional classroom
environment (i.e., synchronicity, verbal rather than text-based interaction,
instructor presence, whiteboard presentation facilities, hand-raising for turn-taking,
public and private messaging capabilities).
Online Lectures: Benefits for the Virtual Classroom : August 2001 : THE Journal
Designer eLearning: Promoting Collaboration - Horton Summary
eLearn: Case Studies - The Reluctant Online Professor
As it turned out, this was one of the best courses, online or onsite, I have ever taught. Not only did I witness enormous engagement among almost all of the students, but the level of learning was much higher than in previous years.
The feedback from the students on the course was very positive, better than I had received for the onsite course in previous years. One of my favorite written student comments was, "… I don't know how this course could be taught as effectively in the classroom."
Facilitating Collaboration in Online Learning
Research, examples, benefits, and limits for collaboration in online learning
Global Education On a Dime: A Low-Cost Way to Connect | Edutopia
Edutopia summary of the Flat Classroom project, emphasizing the possibilities for global collaboration even without a big budget. Nice introduction to these ideas for those who aren't familiar with the project.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media: Working Wikily: The fine lines between content and curriculum and self-directed learning and instruction ....
Beth Kanter on the process of developing curriculum collaboratively with a "swarm" of contributors on a wiki
Group Work in Distance Learning Courses
Nice list of different types of group assignments that can be used in online learning. Includes tips for facilitators to manage group work.
Working with Small Groups in an Online Classroom
Quick overview of small groups in online learning, plus a collection of strategies for working with groups.
Collaboration Tools : eLearning Technology
Text version and list of tools for screen sharing, VOIP, video conferencing, web conferencing, multimedia presentations, file sharing, and more. The mind map version might be easier to understand than the text list, but having the list as a starting point for your own research is nice.
jaysscratchpad » Solving Muliple Edit Problem Using the Include Command
One issue with using wikis for collaborative group projects is that you can't have multiple people simultaneously editing the same page. If all you need is a bunch of separate parts aggregated onto a single page (without any editing to make them all a cohesive document at the end), the technique outlined here would be a good workaround.
Jennifer Valley: Free (or Cheaper) Tool and Resources for eLearning (February 2015)
Inexpensive or free tools and resources for animation, audio, graphics, course development, and more