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Creating online communities: To group or not to group
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MY CONTEXT: TEACHER EDUCATION
o Collaboration is an integral part of teaching, learning and assessment
o Gradual release of responsibility through modelled, guided and independent tasks
o A rationale for the collaborative activity emphasises the authenticity of the task
o The task provides students with multiple opportunities to practice and receive feedback on the assessment task.
NO GROUPING – INDIVIDUALLY ASSESSED
GROUPING: INDIVIDUALLY ASSESSED
ReflectionsNo groups
Decreases students’ sense of isolation
Able to compare understandings of the task
Students model skills for each other
Students take responsibility for their own learning
Students experience information overload
Assumptions regarding access and proficiency navigating learnline
Greater anonymity
Groups
Decreases students’ sense of isolation
Able to compare understandings of the task
Students model skills for each otherStudents take responsibility for their
own learning
Assumptions regarding access and proficiency navigating learnline
Depending on the size of the group, student withdrawal will have a greater or lesser impact.
Small groups may require more support