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Strategies for Times When More Is Less
Collaboration to Maximize the Educational ROI
Gary Pandolfi Instructional Technologist
Adjunct Associate Professor of English
Quinnipiac [email protected]
Cheryl Kerison, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Education
Quinnipiac School of Education
Quinnipiac University
How many?
The Course(s)ED 302 Elementary Field Study
• Situational Factors– 20 students submitted a reflection paper (3-5
pages) once every two weeks (x20 = 600 pages)
– Papers contained reactions to field observations tied directly to course content
– Teacher provided the only feedback
– Some papers discussed in class
Targeted Questions• How important is it that every
student post a journal entry every week?
• Which is more important, the journal entry or the comments from other students?
The Problem
How could the assignment leverage technology to maximize learning outcomes, shift the center from the teacher to the students, and make the workload manageable?
A Solution!• Small groups (5 Groups of 4)• 1 group posts each week• Each student posts once before
and once after the course mid-point
• Students who are not posting comment on each of the four postings
Rationale1. 2 < n n = number of observations
2. Students perceive peer review as easier than self-evaluation
3. Critiquing other student work fosters attitudes towards their own work
4. Establishing critical habits of mind becomes paramount especially when the student is learning what it means to practice a discipline.
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Results
• Comparison of outcomes before and after using blogs in this way.– Students wrote every week and comments were
substantive.– Journals incorporated links to other sites that
supported students’ conclusions.– Course was easier to manage from facilitator’s
position. – Peer review was the collaborative element that
sustained student interest.
Summary• Collaborative practices such as peer
review…– maximize learning outcomes
– center learning with the students
– provide authentic experience of working/thinking in a discipline
–multiply the sources of knowledge
– balances the work load among students and teacher
– develop both the cognitive and affective domains
Any questions?