WAYS TO COLLABORATE

Magdalena Bober, InfoComms, Manchester Metropolitan University

Learning and teaching case studies from a faculty of humanities, languages and social science

A collaboration continuum

1: Padlet

2: Writers’ chat

3: Industry projects

4: Transatlantic student projects

Networking

Coordination

Collaboration

Convergence

Degree of sharing

Effort/skill/investment

Cooperation

Based on Hastie (2013)

1: Padlet for creating a shared learning resource

Tutor motivation: student engagement; Personal: enjoyment of technology

2: Creative writing chat

Tutor motivation: required tool; Personal: tech = fun & creative; novel in blog installments with crowdsourcing element

3: Industry projects

Tutor motivation: improving link with industry partner, making students tech savvy; Personal: curious about tech

4: Transatlantic student projects

Tutor motivation: internationalising the curriculum; Personal: cautious about tech (but lots of support & perseverance have made a difference in L&T)

More of this: How do we get more collaborative in HE L&T?

• Tech support• Personal interest in tech can help, but

pedagogic considerations equally important• Finding the right external partner• Small level collaboration also important

References and image sourcesReference:Hastie, C. (2013). Helping One Another at Different Levels: A Continuum of Collaboration. http://christinehastie.com/2013/11/helping-one-another-at-different-levels-a-continuum-of-collaboration/

Image sources:Slide 1: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pikpok.fl.playSlide 2: lephre.comSlide 3: image provided by tutorSlide 4: chatzy.com, www.smh.com.auSlide 5: hangouts.google.com ; http://prezi.com/cdpsao1o_lbf/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy&rc=ex0share ; www.celt.mmu.ac.uk/good_practice/gpentry.php?id=61 Slide 6: facebook.com, canstockphoto.comSlide 7: author’s own image