Webinar on an online course: Make eTwinning Live! November 29th, 2016 Participants: European teachers

1. Online learning
and professional
collaboration
Tiina Sarisalmi
Online course: Make eTwinning Live
November 29, 2016

2. What’s collaborative learning?
Learning together - team work
Communication and interaction
Project-, problem-, phenomenon- or
inquiry-based learning
Collaborative knowledge
construction
Peer learning – teaching each other –
sharing - peer assessment
Tiina Sarisalmi - November 29 2016 - eTwinning online seminar

3. Learning projects based on
collaboration are …
 Student-centered throughout the
learning process – supporting student
engagement
 Active and hands-on
 Inter-disciplinary and cross-
curricular
 Aiming at deeper knowledge and
understanding
 Based on real-life phenomena and
authentic problems
Tiina Sarisalmi - November 29 2016 - eTwinning online seminar

4. Collaboration as a learning
method requires …
 Planning and design
 Communication and intercultural skills
 Readiness to share
 Critical thinking and ability to tolerate
critique
 Creativity
 Responsibility – doing one’s share and
sticking to the timetable
 Flexibility
 Goal-orientation
 Self-regulation
Tiina Sarisalmi - November 29 2016 - eTwinning online seminar

5. Learning process
BRAIN-
STORMING
GLOBAL 
LOCAL
SETTING GOALS,
PLANNING AND
DIVIDING WORK
EXPLORONG
THE TOPIC AND
FINDING
INFORMATION
CONSTRUCTING
KNOWLEDGE
KNOWLEDGE 
UNDER-
STANDING
REFLECTION
AND
ASSESSMENT
LEARNER-CENTERED ACTIVITIES ENHANCING ENGAGEMENT
TEACHER GIVING FEEDBACK AND GUIDANCE
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7. GROUP/PAIR
DISCUSSION
MOTIVATION
and
ENGAGEMENT
BRAIN
STORMING
ANTICIPATORY
QUESTIONS
LEARNING PATH - ONLINE
BRAINSTORMING /
PRODUCING IDEAS
 Virtual Wall Padlet:
https://fi.padlet.com/
 Mindmap Popplet:
http://popplet.com/
 Mindmap Bubble.us:
https://bubbl.us/
 Sharing ideas:
http://allourideas.org/
 http://mywejit.com/
 https://dotstorming.com/
DISCUSSION
 Forums in virtual
learning environments,
e.g. Moodle or
Twinspace
 Facebook group
 Free forums can be
started on the net:
http://www.quicktopic.co
m/ or
 http://www.forumotion.co
m/forums-free
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EXAMPLES OF ONLINE LEARNING EVENTS:

9. WEB PAGES
ARTICLES
PAIR/GROUP
DISCUSSION
MOTIVATION
and
ENGAGEMENT
BRAIN
STORMING
ANTICIPATORY
QUESTIONS
SEARH OF
INFORMATION
TEACHER AS
CURATOR OR
STUDENT
ACTIVITY?
PICTURES
MAPS
VIDEOS
ONLINE LEARNING PATH
VIDEO SEARCH AND SHARING
 make your own video
 https://www.youtube.com/
 https://vimeo.com/
IMAGE SEARCH
 take your own pics
 Google image search
(advanced settings!)
 http://pixabay.com/fi/ (free to
use)
INFORMATION SEARCH
 Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mai
n_Page
 Free encyclopedia:
http://www.encyclopedia.com/
 Customize maps:
http://www.stepmap.com/
 Google – advanced search
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EXAMPLE OF AN ONLINE LEARNING EVENT:

11. DISCUSSION
and
MULTIMEDIA
PRESENTATION
WEB PAGES
ARTICLES
PAIR/GROUP
DISCUSSION
MOTIVATION
and
ENGAGEMENT
BRAIN
STORMING
ANTICIPATORY
QUESTIONS
SEARH OF
INFORMATION
TEACHER AS
CURATOR OR
STUDENT
ACTIVITY?
PICTURES
MAPS
VIDEOS
PROCESSING
INFORMATION
and
CONSTRUCTING
KNOWLEDGE
CREATIVITY OR
CONTROL?
ONLINE LEARNING PATH
 GD: Google document
or Google
presentation
 Office 365 document
or presentation
 Prezi: http://prezi.com/
 Wiki -
https://www.wikispace
s.com/
 Project blog
 Comment Wall -
https://todaysmeet.co
m/
 Shared whiteboarding:
http://www.twiddla.co
m/
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12. WEB PAGES
ARTICLES
PAIR/GROUP
DISCUSSION
MOTIVATION
and
ENGAGEMENT
BRAIN
STORMING
ANTICIPATORY
QUESTIONS
SEARH OF
INFORMATION
TEACHER AS
CURATOR OR
STUDENT
ACTIVITY?
PICTURES
MAPS
VIDEOS
CREATIVITY OR
CONTROL?
ONLINE LEARNING PATH
STUDENT-
CENTERED OR
TEACHER-
CENTERED?
REFLECTION
GROUP
ASSESSMENT
PEER AND
SELF-
ASSESSMENT
ASSESSMENT
and
REFLECTION
EVALUATION AND REFLECTION
Tiina Sarisalmi - November 29 2016 - eTwinning online seminar
PROCESSING
INFORMATION
and
CONSTRUCTING
KNOWLEDGE
DISCUSSION
and
MULTIMEDIA
PRESENTATION

13. Assessment
 assessing learning instead of what has been
learned
 assessment in realation to goals/objectives
 dialogic assessment – assessment discussions
 from assessing the end product to assessing the
process
 from summative assessment to formative
assessment to support and guide learning
 from pointing out mistakes to finding strengths
 continuous assessment and supportive feedback
 self assessment and peer assessment
self-regulated lifelong learners, who know their
stregths and can set themselves goals
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14. LEARNING DIARY
 Learning journal in Moodle
 Online diary:
https://penzu.com/
 One’s own blog, e.g.
http://www.blogster.com/ or
https://fi.wordpress.com/
 Propose, list pros and cons (+
and -) and vote:
http://www.tricider.com/
 Formative assessment:
 Google Form (Google Drive)
 Kahoot:
https://getkahoot.com/
 Socrative:
http://www.socrative.com/
ASSESSMENT TOOLS
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15. THANKS!
http://schoolsgoingglobal.blogspot.fi/
GIVE YOUR FEEDBACK AND SHARE YOU IDEAS:
https://todaysmeet.com/ProfessionalCollaboration
or
http://bit.ly/profcol
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