Do you believe that
humans have a basic instinct to “interact and work as a group,” as Rheingold
proposed in his discussion of the evolution of Wikipedia as a collectively
developed encyclopedia?
After listening and watching Rheingold’s video, I do not believe
that humans have a basic instinct to interact and work as a group. Socializing amongst others is a skill that
must be developed over time. Collaboration
occurs when a group of people work together to obtain a specific purpose. I do feel that in order for a group of
individuals to work together on an assigned task all members must be involved
in the assigned task, and each member must contribute in the assigned task.
•How can technology
facilitate collaboration among learners based on constructivist
principles?
Technology facilitate collaboration among learners based on
constructivist principles by allow students opportunities to develop
higher-order thinking skills, define problems, evaluate information, solve problems,
and make conclusions based on the information retrieved for their research. Technology assists learners to processing new information,
gather information, find answers about the information, and to collaborate with
others to apply what has been learned.
Technology provides opportunities for learners to demonstrate their
understanding of learned skills.
Technology allows students to experience more diverse and socially rich
learning contexts through emails, social media sites, and other
telecommunication devices. Using technology
learners are able to communicate with others groups of people from around the
world, gather research, discuss the research, and work collaboratively and
cooperatively.
•Find a current
research study that has been conducted in the last 5 years that supports
collaboration as an effective tool for learning. Include the link and reference
for this study in your blog.
This research study was conducted to determine if students
were more successful in their academics when their teachers participated in long-term,
collaborative, whole school professional developments compared to those
teachers who worked in isolation to teacher their students. The results yielded that those students
performed better academically when their teachers worked collaboratively with
other teachers in planning and teaching classroom lessons, activities,
etc. Students feel their needs were
being met by all their teachers, and they feel a sense of comfort in their
teacher’s classrooms.
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