How can technology-mediated education strengthen collaborative learning in public schools at low cost to governments?
Como o ensino mediado por tecnologia pode fortalecer a aprendizagem colaborativa em escolas públicas com baixo custo para os governos?
Technology-mediated education can save time and efforts. Technology facilitated student-teacher interaction, and student-student interaction. Software of curricula, aids, supplementary materials, recorded lectures, preparing online exercises with immediate feedback, creating groups of students to solve problems and communicate outside schools can make learning cheaper, easier, and faster.
When discussing collaborative learning ”with technology” versus ”without” - make no mistake!
Without technology in the human world, we would not have any school at all and hardly any need for one. Writing and printing are also technology - the difference is that we take these technologies for granted, they are not even optional, they are so integrated in human life and schooling. Introduction of print caused a lot of discussion as example.
There cannot be any non-mediated communication either, in the meaning of direct and flawless. All communication, also F2F within a room, is mediated through peoples senses, background, feelings, power relations, pre-existing knowledge, etc.
The reason digital ICTs are discussed is that they are new and we are not used to them yet. So we better figure out how we can use them and for what.
Depends what is meant by "collaborative" learning. Whether one is working with groups of students f2f or on-line, the dynamics are often the same. Collaborative learning implies a change in cognition by those participating, to develop a common understanding. It is often difficult and involves conflict and compromise. It should be distinguished from "cooperative" learning which is generally end-driven in the context of problem solving. Participants will often forgo their differences for pragmatic reasons, so that the group can "get the job done".
"Technology mediated " as opposed to "technology enhanced" education is important. Most public schools use technology enhanced education.
The fundamental structure of schooling is so well embedded in the social fabric of societies, for a variety of reasons, that it has not changed in nearly two centuries. On the whole, digital technologies are not directly relevant to the main functions and practices of schooling, in my experience of over 30 years working in the field. Technology mediated education can play a role in HE and professional learning since it offers flexiblity and location independence, whether for collaboration or cooperation. However technologial mediation does not make collaborative learning "happen"- only people can do that.
It is a good question! In my experience, flipped classroom is an appropriate approach to integrate technology into collaborative learning when I investigated a clinical skill course. This approach saved time for introduction to the background knowledge and made a deeper learning in skill concept. Because lecture had been shorten, students had more time to practice in the in-class activities.
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Due to the peculiarities of the students' "diverse formations" in the interdisciplinary and professional masters courses, one must think of a collaborative learning, to strengthen the researches, improving the knowledge of all those involved in teaching learning (teacher - student, student - student) .
Leonardo, sounds like you may be thinking of a vygotskian model of collaboration. Students learn through working with teachers and more knowledgable peers, who together help induct the learners into a new practice. Is that your idea?
Yes. For the students of the interdisciplinary masters have several formations. In this way, participatory training takes place. Where everyone contributes to quality training.
Using technologies which are either free or cheap to acquire.The technologies can be varied so that there are some used online and others offline.Structure learning to include group activities which are done both in and out of school.
We need to specify which level of education and types of technologies we are talking about. Definitely technology enhanced learning environment adds to quality of learning but at what level? Technology opens up a new world to students which has same dimensions as the physical world around us, rather presents more dimensions. Along with all the positivities technology has brought new dangers with it. Particularly at secondary level students are more prone to be lost in the name of online collaborative learning than reaping advantages from it and can easily go unnoticed. Particularly at this level students need motivation and teacher's interaction at individual level to effectively use the technology. At higher level where andragogy replaces pedagogy, advanced technology surely can enhance research based collaborative learning.
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