Breaking the Bonds of Space and Time:

Facilitating Student Collaboration

Campus Technology 2009

Boston, MA

David Gannon

Enoch Park

Bryant University

• Background & Rational

• Pedagogical Ground

• Examples & Scenarios

Presentation Outline Presentation Outline

• Challenges

• Findings

• Future Expansion

• Equipped with Technology – Digital Natives

• Changed Lifestyles

• Changed Social Relationship Style

• Changed Learning Styles and Strategies

Today’s Students Today’s Students

• Would likely….

• Communicate with other students about school projects (email, IM or Text)

• Collaborate with others

• Create and contribute new media

Today’s StudentsToday’s StudentsToday’s StudentsToday’s Students

• Create and contribute new media

• Get help from online tutors

For their learning (Speak Up 2008)

Specific IssuesSpecific IssuesSpecific IssuesSpecific Issues

• Group Projects

• File Sharing & Team Document Editing

• Team Review Sessions

• Peer Evaluation• Peer Evaluation

• Guest Speakers

• Community Involvement

Specific ObstaclesSpecific ObstaclesSpecific ObstaclesSpecific Obstacles

• Incompatible Schedules

• Commuters

• Athletic Travel Requirements

• Physical Separation of Participants

• Field Interviews

Pedagogical GroundPedagogical GroundPedagogical GroundPedagogical Ground

• Active Learning/ Student Ownership of Learning

• Learners are particularly engaged when they

experience feelings of autonomy,

competence, and relatedness. (Hayles, 2008)

• Collaborative Learning & Group Interaction• Collaborative Learning & Group Interaction

• Construct of New Knowledge through

Interaction

Pedagogical GroundPedagogical GroundPedagogical GroundPedagogical Ground

• Provide “Real World” Experiences Beyond

Classroom

• Offer Hands-on Practices and Models for

Best Practice

• 3 Stages of Development for New technology • 3 Stages of Development for New technology

(Rosenbloom, 1999)

• Imitation

• Incremental Improvement

• Transformation

• Increase Participation/Avoid Loafing

Team BuildingTeam BuildingTeam BuildingTeam Building

• Task:Team Building• Tools:

• Self Introduction Video (webcam)

• Posted as Team Wiki entry, encourage commenting each other

Planning and managing meetingsPlanning and managing meetingsPlanning and managing meetingsPlanning and managing meetings

•Task: Planning and managing meetings•Tools:

• Wiggio

• Outcomes:

• Setup meeting plans

• Manage communication• Manage communication

• File Repository

• Notifications

• Polls

• Phone bridge

Initial Project DesignInitial Project DesignInitial Project DesignInitial Project Design

•Task: Initial Project Design•Approach: Wiki for brainstorming•Tools:

•Teams LX (Learning Objects)• PBWorks• MediaWiki• MediaWiki

• Outcomes:•Team project design document• Establish team responsibilities & team member accountability

• Establish initial timelines

Team CoordinationTeam CoordinationTeam CoordinationTeam Coordination

•Task: Team Coordination

• Approach: Blog for team project updates

• Tools:

• Journal LX (Learning Objects)

• WordPress, Blogger• WordPress, Blogger

• Windows Live Spaces & Groups

•Outcomes:

• Team project blog

• Individual journaling

• New media writing

Updates on ProjectUpdates on ProjectUpdates on ProjectUpdates on Project

•Task: Update on project from participants

• Approach: MicroBlog for team project updates

• Tools:

• Twitter

• Yammer• Yammer

•Outcomes:

• Frequent updates

• Informal entries encourage participation

• Privacy control

Developing Project DetailsDeveloping Project DetailsDeveloping Project DetailsDeveloping Project Details

•Task: Communicate, Share and Compare Ideas

• Approach: Desktop Video Conferencing• Tools:

• ooVoo, SightSpeed, Tokbox, IM, Skype• ooVoo, SightSpeed, Tokbox, IM, Skype

• Outcomes:• Online group meetings• Virtual office hours• Field interviews

Refining Project DetailsRefining Project DetailsRefining Project DetailsRefining Project Details

• Task: Refining Project Details

• Approach: Virtual Meetings

• Tools: • DimDim, Elluminate, Almostmeet • DimDim, Elluminate, Almostmeet

• Outcomes:

• Group meetings

• Practice presentations

• Consultation & overview

SCOLA 2009

Multimedia AnnotationMultimedia AnnotationMultimedia AnnotationMultimedia Annotation

• Task: Share annotations and comments online

• Approach: Multimedia annotation

• Tools: : • VoiceThread, BubblePLY, SubPLY

• Outcomes:

• Construction of ideas

• Overcome “distance”

SCOLA 2009

PresentationPresentationPresentationPresentation

• Task: Class presentations• Approach: Live or Virtual

• Tools: • DyKnow• Symposium• Symposium• Wimba• DimDim

• Outcomes:• Class presentations• Virtual breakout sessions

EvaluationEvaluationEvaluationEvaluation

• Task: Peer Assessment of Class Work• Approach: Peer rating, peer response & comments

•Tools: • Bb survey (with secure browser)• Bb survey (with secure browser)• Commenting on Wiki, Blog, Discussion board

• Outcomes:• Peer evaluation of presentations• Peer comments and suggestions• Self-reflection from feedback

ExpansionExpansionExpansionExpansion

• Business Case Building via Wiki format

• Sophomore International Experience

• Collaboration with community organizations (Service learning projects)organizations (Service learning projects)

• International Internship

ChallengesChallengesChallengesChallenges

• Bandwidth – Wired vs. Wireless

• Duplicated vs. Consolidated vs. Synchronized Storage

• User Knowledge Level/Training • User Knowledge Level/Training Requirements

• Faculty Support

• Infrastructure Requirements

Questions?Questions?Questions?Questions?

Enoch Park

epark@bryant.edu

David Gannon

dgannon@bryant.edu