Possible Collective Possible Collective Intelligence Roadblocks Intelligence Roadblocks and Ways to Overcome and Ways to Overcome

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Amary RiveraAmary Rivera

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Believing all that is publishedBelieving all that is published

Discuss with students the importance of researching and Discuss with students the importance of researching and analyzing sources for possible bias and credibility.analyzing sources for possible bias and credibility.

Practice identifying biased or false statements as a class Practice identifying biased or false statements as a class through blog or wiki posts.through blog or wiki posts.

Need ideas to guide you? Please see:Need ideas to guide you? Please see:Evaluating Creativity and Information on the InternetEvaluating Creativity and Information on the Internethttp://www.rbs0.com/credible.pdfhttp://www.rbs0.com/credible.pdfAn Educator’s Guide to Credibility and Web EvaluationAn Educator’s Guide to Credibility and Web Evaluationhttp://www2.csusm.edu/ilast/webevalart.htmhttp://www2.csusm.edu/ilast/webevalart.htmEvaluating Internet Search SourcesEvaluating Internet Search Sources

http://www.virtualsalt.com/evalu8it.htmhttp://www.virtualsalt.com/evalu8it.htm

Becoming a consumer of Collective Becoming a consumer of Collective Intelligence rather than a participant is a Intelligence rather than a participant is a

knowledge communityknowledge community When engaging students in a project that When engaging students in a project that

requires that they become active requires that they become active participants of a knowledge community, participants of a knowledge community, ask that they share a copy of their ask that they share a copy of their contribution to the community. This will contribution to the community. This will ensure that students contribute to the ensure that students contribute to the group’s acquisition of knowledge.group’s acquisition of knowledge.

““Group Think”Group Think”

Group Think refers to the possibility of having a Group Think refers to the possibility of having a homogeneous knowledge community where all homogeneous knowledge community where all members think alike and therefore no real members think alike and therefore no real learning or discourse takes place.learning or discourse takes place.

When creating a knowledge community in the When creating a knowledge community in the classroom in order to facilitate collective classroom in order to facilitate collective intelligence be sure to group students of intelligence be sure to group students of different backgrounds and beliefs. Diversity will different backgrounds and beliefs. Diversity will ensure that deeper discourse takes places as ensure that deeper discourse takes places as well as new learning.well as new learning.

Lack of time to allow students to work Lack of time to allow students to work collaboratively to acquire knowledgecollaboratively to acquire knowledge

Design projects based on subject matter that Design projects based on subject matter that allows students to work collaboratively to acquire allows students to work collaboratively to acquire knowledge rather than reading the textbookknowledge rather than reading the textbook

For example, instead of reading about colonial For example, instead of reading about colonial America, allow students to work in small America, allow students to work in small collaborative knowledge communities within the collaborative knowledge communities within the classroom and explore the topic using online classroom and explore the topic using online resources. A presentation using web 2.0 tools resources. A presentation using web 2.0 tools would be a great way to ensure that all students would be a great way to ensure that all students acquire a deeper understanding of the subject acquire a deeper understanding of the subject matter while promoting collective intelligence matter while promoting collective intelligence and knowledge communities.and knowledge communities.

Inadequate Number of Working Computers Inadequate Number of Working Computers in the Classroom and at Homein the Classroom and at Home

Allow students to use cell phones in class in Allow students to use cell phones in class in order to access and share informationorder to access and share information

If students do not have computers with internet If students do not have computers with internet access at home and would like to contribute to access at home and would like to contribute to an online knowledge community allow them to an online knowledge community allow them to bring lunch to the classroom so they may use bring lunch to the classroom so they may use the classroom computers during lunch timethe classroom computers during lunch time

Consider partnering students up or allowing Consider partnering students up or allowing them to work in groups to post to the online them to work in groups to post to the online knowledge community of their choiceknowledge community of their choice