Key+Strategies+-+Seminar+Group+5

= **Part 3: //The use of collaborative frameworks in blended learning contexts from around the globe.//** =

==__**//Group Members://**__ ("Seminar" groups)==


 * 1) ====**[|Antonius Hubertus Simons]**====
 * 2) ====**[|Cher Teresa Shaw]**====
 * 3) ====**[|Fakaheketao Siaosi Eruera David]**====

==**//__Learning Intention:__//**==
 * ==== Critically evaluate a variety of approaches to collaboration in a blended learning environment, and make a recommendation for best practice in supporting CSCL. (LI 3) ====
 * ==== Actively participate in a computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) experience. (LI 5) ====

==**//__Process:__//**==
 * ====Each member of your team should be an expert in one of the 3 frameworks (from Part 2 activity).====
 * ====Your next task is to combine your knowledge of each framework and make suggestions as to the key strategies for ‘best practice ’in supporting collaboration in an online environment. i.e. what needs to be in place for both the learner and the teacher to ensure an effective collaborative environment?====
 * ====You will need to justify your choice. e.g. Online collaboration is best when it is a project based learning concept because….====
 * ====As these are the key strategies you cannot have more than 8 strategies so you will have to choose your strategies carefully.====
 * ====Once you have identified your 8 key strategies, you need to work with your group members and order these strategies from most important (number 1) to least important (number 8).====
 * ====We encourage you to look at what other teams are doing and to ‘piggy back’ on some of their ideas if you want to.====
 * ====As you are working though this process, we encourage you to “talk’ to your team members. You can do that here in the wiki, via the Stream chat or Adobe Connect.====
 * ====At the end of this section, you should have gathered some strategies for sustaining an effective online environment and be able to utilize them in your own context.====

==**Our teams “top 8” strategies for ‘best practice; in supporting collaboration in an online environment and supporting reasons are:**== Garrison, D. (2006). Online collaboration principles. //Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks,10//(1). Luppicini, R. (2007). //Online learning communities//. USA: IAP
 * 1) Set clear expectations and guidelines that support active partcipation and collaboration
 * 2) Design learning activities that are engaging and encourage online participation; these activities should contain a relevant context that supports authentic learning (Luppicini, 2007)
 * 3) Allow time to build online relationships; a feeling of trust and belonging needs to be established to encourage online participation
 * 4) Reinforce collaboration with a strong teacher presence; it may be necessary (especially in the intial stages of setting up an online learning environment) for the teacher to play a greater role in facilitating a cohesive community of enquiry (Garrison, 2006)
 * 5) Create opportunities where students have increased ownership and control of their learning

==Next, you need to log back into the Massey Forum and reflect on your learning for this Student Led Seminars. The Reflection needs to be posted by 9:00pm on Friday the 23rd of July==