Collaborative Learning in a Global World

Miri Shonfeld, David Gibson, Miri Shonfeld, David Gibson

• Publisher: Information Age Publishing
• Year: 2018
• eBook ISBN: 9781641134675
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Education General

The 21st century has brought about changes in every aspect of life through ubiquitous technology and Internet-based social media. The distances between cultures and continents have narrowed, the world has become flat, and multicultural work-teams composed of members from different countries have become a daily reality in global businesses. However, in many ways these global changes in work practices have only just begun to have an impact on education.To better prepare students for the information age, researchers and policy makers largely agree about the skills needed for shared knowledge construction. Indeed, the education systems in several different countries have begun to integrate these skills into teaching and learning and are placing a strong emphasis on their implementation (Melamed et al, 2010; Resta et al, 2011). In 2015 the OECD PISA exam for the first time, included assessment of collaborative problem-solving in its country-by-country comparison.Collaborative learning is not a trivial challenge nor is it intuitive for all teachers and learners. One must acquire and practice the essential skills in order to successfully work in a team. Consequently it is essential to train teachers in collaborative teamwork, as they must serve as role models for students. In addition, new tools and practices become available at a rate that outpaces the abilities of many higher education institutions to adopt and implement. This book surveys the current state of the field and provides theoretical guidance and practical examples to help meet the gaps in research, development and practice.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Collaborative Learning in a Global World
• Literacy, Language and Learning
• Collaborative Learning in a Global World
• Copyright
• CONTENTS
• ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
• FOREWORD
• INTRODUCTION TO COLLABORATIVE LEARNING IN A GLOBAL WORLD
• 1: MY PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT WITH COOPERATIVE LEARNING
• 2: DEVELOPING A MODEL FOR ONLINE COLLABORATIVE LEARNING
• 3: TECHNOLOGY-ENABLED, CHALLENGE-BASED LEARNING IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT
• 4: LEARNING ABOUT THE “OTHER”: Encounters Between Arab and Jewish Students in Israel
• 5: BLENDED CONTACT FOR COMMUNITY COHESION IN NORTHERN IRELAND AND THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
• 6: ONLINE COLLABORATION BETWEEN ISRAELI AND SLOVAK STUDENTS
• 7: COMPETITIVE GAME EFFECT ON COLLABORATIVE LEARNING IN A VIRTUAL WORLD
• 8: TEC: An Online Collaborative Learning Model in a Multicultural Environment
• 9: COOPERATIVE ONLINE RESEARCH MEETINGS OF CEREBRAL PALSY AND GRADUATE STUDENTS TO PROMOTE WEB ACCESSIBILITY
• 10: COLLABORATIVE CONCEPTUAL CHANGE IN THE COMPUTER- SCIENCE CLASSROOM
• 11: WHAT INFLUENCES TEACHER EDUCATORS’ USE OF COLLABORATIVE LEARNING?
• 12: CONNECTING UNIVERSITY STUDENTS FROM ISRAEL AND GERMANY
• 13: PROMOTING ONLINE COLLABORATION COMPETENCE AMONG PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS OF ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
• 14: THE FORUM OF EXCELLENT STUDENTS
• 15: ASSESSING PERSONAL LEARNING IN ONLINE, COLLABORATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING
• 16: THE IMPACT OF AN ONLINE COLLABORATIVE LEARNING PROGRAM ON ATTITUDES TOWARD TECHNOLOGY IN TWO EDUCATION COLLEGES
• POSTSCRIPT
• BIOGRAPHIES