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Creativity and Collaboration: An on-line learning experience

Creativity and Collaboration: An on-line learning experience. Eleanor Pierre, Ph.D. Lorelle Muller Lumsden Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Learning Outcomes. At the end of this session participants should be able to gain some insights on how to:

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Creativity and Collaboration: An on-line learning experience

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  1. Creativity and Collaboration: An on-line learning experience Eleanor Pierre, Ph.D. Lorelle Muller Lumsden Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

  2. Learning Outcomes At the end of this session participants should be able to gain some insights on how to: create interaction for group-work in virtual settings address the challenges of collaboration for the on-line learners interject creativity through learner engagement

  3. What is Creativity The Definition of Creativity: » “The application of knowledge and skills in new ways, to achieve values outcomes” » “Imaginative activity fashioned so as to produce outcomes that are both original and of value,” (NAACE)

  4. Course – Adult Education in the Global Context • Seminar Course • Half Credit • 12 weeks • On-line • Group work • Comparative component • Seminar Presentation • Research

  5. Who is the on-line Learner in this context? • Dynamic • Goal oriented • Zest for broadening their horizons • Willing but overwhelmed • Not enough time to read background information • Unsure of comparatives • Eager to make new discoveries • Excited

  6. STRETCHING THE LEARNER THROUGH INDIVIDUAL WORK • Personas • Reflection and articulation of Learning Outcomes • Deciphering the Assignments and grading schematics • Collages • Comparatives • Metaphors • Graphical representations of concepts and ideas

  7. PERSONAS All about the Self The Creative Introduction Borrowing from Kelly`s Constructs

  8. The Persona Exercise • Please create a persona of self based on the following:1.  A book that had a lasting impression on you.2.  A piece of music you absolutely love.3.  A place that touched the very core of you.4.  A piece of art that touched you deeply.Describe and combine either in a poem, descriptive discourse, a piece of artwork, a drawing or just some "stream of consciousness" writing. Post by starting a new thread with your name.

  9. Reflection on Course and Session Learning Outcomes ACTIVITY This task is done individually or as group work depending on the class size. - Deconstruct course Learning Outcomes to get an overview of course expectations - Deconstruct Session LO’s to focus and narrowly engage in the content and activities of the session

  10. Conceptualization of the Assignments and Marking schematics

  11. COLLAGES Hyperlink to Collages

  12. Comparatives Metaphors, and Graphical Representations • Students’ experiences • Faculty experiences

  13. GROUP WORK Group-work on-line? Oh! No!

  14. Collaborative Learning A method of instruction in which students work together in groups toward a common academic goal.

  15. Learning Interactions Student / Student Student / Teacher Student / Teacher Student / Content Student / Content • Student / Content Anderson, 2010

  16. ASSIGNMENTS Seminar Facilitation Data Gathering – Research 2 Countries Comparative Essay – 2 countries Option of graphical representations, collages, pictorials, PPT

  17. STUDENT FEEDBACK Hyperlinked

  18. REDESIGN Suggestions for re-design.

  19. Pedagogical Benefits • Development of critical thinking skills; • Co-creation of knowledge and meaning; • Reflection; and • Transformative learning.

  20. Instruction Transformation • Process – centred • Learner driven • Social constructionism • Collaborative knowledge construction

  21. Designing The Right Environment • Communication tools • Information & access management tools • Information production & processing tools • Time management tools

  22. STUDENT ARTIFACTS Hyperlinked.

  23. References • Anderson, T. & Miyazoe, T. (2010). The Interaction Equivalency Theorem. Journal of Interactive Online Learning, 9(2), 95. Retrieved April 17, 2012 http://www.ncolr.org/jiol/issues/PDF/9.2.1.pdf • Blaschke, L., Brindley, J. & Walti, C. (2009, June). Creating Effective Collaborative Learning Groups in an Online Environment. The International Review of Research in Open and Distant Learning, 10(3). Retrieved April 20, 2012 http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/675/1271. • Cheurprakobkit, S., Hale, D.F., & Olson, J.N. (2002). Technicians' perceptions about Web-based courses: The University of Texas system experience. The American Journal of Distance Education, 16(4), 245-258. • Desjardin, F & vanOostveen (2008). Collaborative Online Larning Environment: Towards a process driven approach and collective knowledge building. Retrieved April 17, 2012 http://www.editlib.org/d/28720 • Kelly, G. A. (1955). The psychology of personal constructs. New York: Norton • Olgren, C.H. (1998). Improving learning outcomes: The effects of learning strategies and motivation. In C.C. Gibson (Ed.), Distance learners in higher education (pp. 77-96). Madison, WI: Atwood Publishing. • Wenger, E.C., & Snyder, W.M. (2000, January-February). Communities of practice: The organizational frontier. Harvard Business Review, 139-145.

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