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On a journey towards web literacy : the electronic learning space Netro

2004

Trust: the basis of the collaborative interaction

2005

This contribution focuses on the role of trust in developing collaborative learning. Both in face-to-face and online environments, four types of learning interactions are required: interaction with resources, with teachers, with peers and with an interface. Collaborative interaction, and therefore collaborative learning, requires people to trust one another. Several factors, such as shared social norms, repeated interactions and shared experiences, have been suggested to facilitate the development of interpersonal trust; as far as temporary teams are concerned, the concept of "swift trust" has been proposed. It is suggested that collaborative online interactions - compared to face-to-face o…

Collaborative learning in EFL activity books

2016

Yhteistoiminnallisella oppimisella tarkoitetaan toimintatapoja, joiden avulla pyritään yhdessä työskentelemällä ja oppimalla saavuttamaan ryhmän yhteiset päämäärät. Termin voidaan katsoa olevan eräänlainen opetusfilosofia, joka kattaa useita eri yhteistoiminnallisuutta tukevia opetus­menetelmiä tai aktiviteetteja. Olennaista yhteistoiminnalliselle oppimiselle on, että ryhmän jäsenet ovat vastuussa toistensa taitojen kehittymisestä samalla tavalla kuin omasta oppimis­estaankin. Samalla ryhmän jäsenet harjoittavat ihmissuhde- ja ongelmanratkaisutaitojen kas­vokkain tapahtuvassa vuorovaikutuksessa kanssaoppijoiden kanssa laatien lopulta itsearvioinnin ryhmän toiminnasta. Koska yhteistoiminnall…

SpringCon : a collaborative teaching material package for EFL teaching in grades 7-9

2018

Yhteistoiminnallisuus on alati läsnä arjessamme, niin työssä, koulussa, kuin vapaa-ajallakin. Yhteistyökykyisyys onkin yksi tärkeimmistä taidoista, tämän päivän yhteiskunnassamme. Siksi on tärkeää, että tätä taitoa harjoitetaan jo kouluikäisenä, mistä kertookin Perusopetuksen opetussuunnitelman perusteiden (POPS 2014) lukuisat maininnat vuorovaikutustaitojen ja yhteistyön merkityksestä, muun muassa laaja-alaisen osaamisen tavoitteissa. Pedagogisten suuntausten laajassa kirjossa on yhteistoiminnallinen oppiminen (eng. collaborative learning) varteenotettava vaihtoehto näiden taitojen edistämiseksi perusopetuksessa, myöskin kieltenopetuksessa. Koska yhteistoiminnallisen oppimisen periaatteide…

Teaching process writing in an online environment

2015

This reflective practice paper offers some insights into teaching an interdisciplinary academic writing course aimed at promoting process writing. The study reflects on students’ acquisition of writing skills and the teacher’s support practices in a digital writing environment. It presents writers’ experiences related to various stages of process writing, their growing awareness of becoming good writers but also the constant struggle with common writing problems. Preconceived attitudes towards the process of writing provide further obstacles for students to overcome in an interdisciplinary and intercultural learning environment. A writer often overcomes the barriers to effective writing by …

Development of 4Cs, Deeper Learning and Metacognitive Strategies

2020

Creativity, Critical thinking, Collaboration and Communication are four of the key components of 21st century learning. The 4Cs approach aims to promote autonomous and confident learners through what is often described as a noticing and questioning pedagogy. This is because the core of the 4Cs approach enables the learner to take ownership of their learning. This is encouraged by teachers through pedagogy that heightens an awareness in close observation and critical reflection. Students are encouraged to take notice of and responsibility for their behaviors. What’s new in the 21st century is the call for education systems to emphasize and develop these competencies in explicit and intention…

Virtual exchange : not only for language learning

2018

Technology enables teachers to connect their students online with foreign students in a facilitated educational setting. Such tele-collaborative intercultural projects are called virtual exchange practices (O’Dowd 2018). The students get an opportunity to engage in dialogues and tele-collaboration with peers from other countries. The intercultural encounters may not only enhance the participants’ intercultural and foreign language competencies but can also develop their collaborative skills. In addition, the students can learn how to manage in communicative situations, when the communicators’ language proficiency levels and study fields are different. This article provides an overview of vi…

Language students and emerging identities

2012

The aim of our article is to study written narratives as a way of expressing emerging identities as second language (L2) users. We compare narratives written by Finnish students of Swedish during their first semester (24 essays) with data collected after the third year of study (9 essays), thereby trying to figure out how the university context has affected the development of the students as L2 users. L2 learning is regarded as a complex project entailing constant identity formation as a plurilingual subject. We see identity as a process, as something flexible, hybrid and multifaceted. Identity evolves in participation and it always includes a temporal dimension. The language learning proce…

On-line quizzes to evaluate comprehension and integration skills

2016

[EN] This work demonstrates the use of a 2.0 tool, namely, Socrative, to evaluate one of the cross-curricular competences indicated by the Universitat Politècnica de València, specifically, comprehension and integration. It has been applied to the courses in different areas: sciences, engineering and languages. As part of its implementation, activities were proposed that could be done at the beginning, during or at the end of the class to, on the one hand, help students acquire the knowledge associated with the course(s), and on the other, gather evidence that demonstrates acquisition of said competence. The results show a high level of satisfaction by the students with the use of the Socra…

Effects of Prior Knowledge on Comprehending Text About Learning Strategies

2021

Good knowledge and skills in using different learning strategies is important for learning with understanding and even more critical during distance learning. Findings indicate that students tend to use and value ineffective learning strategies, thus there is need to educate students. This study aimed to analyze the possibility of using refutation text on learning strategies that students can study independently. The study examined how reported use of learning strategies and preexisting beliefs about the effectiveness of rehearsal and comprehension-oriented strategies relate to the comprehension of text about learning strategies, and how text comprehension is related to later use of strateg…