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When Face-to-Face Fails. Opportunities for Social Media to Foster Collaborative Learning . Tamara Clegg, Jason Yip, June Ahn , Elizabeth Bonsignore , Michael Gubbels , Becky Lewittes , & Emily Rhodes. Help learners see the personally relevant aspects of science.
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When Face-to-Face Fails Opportunities for Social Media to Foster Collaborative Learning Tamara Clegg, Jason Yip, June Ahn, Elizabeth Bonsignore, Michael Gubbels, Becky Lewittes, & Emily Rhodes
Help learners see the personally relevant aspects of science
Sharing insights and ideas Providing critiques Observing strategies Productive Collaborations in Science Barron, 2003; Puntambekar, 2006
stigmatizing low achievers dysfunctional interactions Challenges Blumenfeld, Marx, Soloway & Krajcik, 1996
Computer Supported Collaborative Learning has focused on the cognitive aspects of learners’ collaboration
If we do not address the social aspects of collaboration, many learners will not experience the cognitivebenefits.
How can technology support face-to-face interaction? Blended Learning
Social Media for Supporting Learner Collaboration Ahn, Gubbels, Kim & Wu, 2012
Do you wonder about this? Is this a novel question? Is this hypothesis evidence-based? Voting to Negotiate norms of quality
Aggregate Collaborative projects
After-school or summer camp learning environment Kitchen Chemistry e.g., Clegg et al., 2006
Context Twelve week after-school program at a local private Montessori school SINQ, StoryKit, & Zydeco 6 participants Facilitators: Kitchen Chemistry researchers
Distractions and contributions to collaboration Interactions with SINQ Comparative Case Study Yin, 2003
Competing Foci Learners easily derailed Unproductive experiences Learner arguments Talking out of turn Whole Group Conversation Woes Clegg et al., Submitted
Freddie & Eric Shifting social landscape More focused How do I make green brownies?
Idea seeds Do you wonder about this? Facilitated conversation with facilitators How does cinnamon relate to cinnamon rolls? How do they make cinnamon sticks? Arman
Authorship & Physical Separation PUFFLES! Hard Sugar Why are most candies hard? How do you make a hard sugar? Donna Jason Anthony Physical Proximity
Shifts in social dynamic Collaboration across groups Enhanced collaboration w/ facilitators Focus Using SINQ Clegg et al., Submitted
Facilitating scientific communication • A community repository of contributions • Multiple entry points into science Implications
TAKE AWAY • Factoring the context • into the design of technology
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