COLLABORATIVE LEARNING
WHAT IS A COLLABORATIVE LEARNING?
Collaborative learning is just the right way to increase collaboration
between learners. The Latin word is collaborare, which is the combination
of the prefix “co” (derived from the Latin word “com”), meaning “with or
together,” and the word laborare, which means “to labor, toil, or struggle.”
To collaborate, therefore, is to labor together, even struggling for a
common purpose. Collaboration is an active and deliberate effort at
working together.
“Collaborative learning” is an umbrella term for a variety of educational
approaches involving joint intellectual effort by students, or students and
teachers together. Usually, students are working in groups of two or more,
mutually searching for understanding, solutions, or meanings, or creating a
product.
11 KEY BENEFITS OF COLLABORATIVE LEARNING
1. Improves problem-solving skills
. . Encourages social interaction
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3. Promotes diversity
4. Improves communication skills
.5. Inspires creativity
6. Creates trust
7. Improves confidence
8. Encourages engagement
9. Allows people to have fun
10. Develops critical-thinking
skills
11. Builds relationships
WHY USE COLLABORATIVE LEARNING ?
“Students are capable of performing at higher intellectual
levels when asked to work in collaborative situations than
when asked to work individually. Group diversity interms of
knowledge and experience contributes positively to the
learning process. (Gokhale, 1995, citing Vygotsky, 1978.)
 Enhances learner participation and engagement
 Facilitates peer feedback
 Offers fresh perspective on subjects
STRATEGIES AND ACTIVITIES
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TDAR – (Think, discuss, Act, Reflect)
Think-Pair-Share
Project management
Peer Teaching Strategy
Jigsaw
Tug of War
Spider Web
It’s a Mystery
Computer – Mediated Collaboration
Live Conferencing
 Technology Enhanced
Writing Platform
 Online Collaborative
Learning
 Web based Collaborative
Learning
WHY COLLABORATIVE LEARNING IMPORTANT?
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Developing social skills.
Learn from peers.
Build trust
Engage in learning.
Gain confidence
BENIFITS OF EFFECTIVE COLLABORATION
 Kids learn best in a social environment
Subject or topic information can be more effective when it comes
from peers. Collaborative learning encourages this social aspect of
education and enhances student understanding. The group nature of
collaborative learning also promotes interactions. Students are
organized in flexible groupings, either at random or by the teacher, to
reflect mixed academic ability or shared interests.
 Educators can share workload and ideas
By collaborating on and building a shared playlist of videos, for
example, educators share inspiration to develop high-quality resources
for their classes.