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Seminar:
Modeling, Creating and Enacting Online Collaborative Scripts
Miky Ronen and Dan Kohen-Vacs, Holon Institute of Technology, Israel, ronen@hit.ac.il
Andreas Harrer, Catholic University Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, Germany, andreas.harrer@ku-eichstaett.de
Yael Kali, Technion, Israel
Theme
The seminar focuses on pedagogical and technological aspects of modeling and applying structured instructional strategies (scripts) for all levels and subject domains. Two dedicated environments will be introduced:
CeLS (Collaborative e-Learning Structures), is an innovative approach and system for creating, implementing, sharing and reusing collaboration scripts. The unique feature in CeLS's design is its ability to selectively reuse learners' inputs and products from previous stages and to create and conduct complex and rich, multi-stage activities based on different 'social settings' (groups and roles).
The graphical language MoCoLADe (Model for Collaborative Learning Activity Design), based on an intuitive drag-and-drop approach for educational modeling, will be used as a tool to design and model scripts.
Participants will first experience the environments by participating in sample scripts, explore a variety of examples in various subject domains, and then challenged to design, create and share their own activities.
The seminar addresses
- Practitioners of all levels (University – Elementary school) and subject domains that are interested in getting acquainted with innovative technology for creating, implementing, sharing and reusing online scripts.
- Researchers who are interested to use these tools for conducting studies on CSCL.
Participants will benefit from experiencing a large variety of scripts, from active engagement in creating their own scripts, from sharing activities with other participants, and from the expertise of organizers.
Participants will design and build artifacts that they will be able to use in their own settings. Continuation activities will be proposed to the group for sharing future experiences of enactment and revisions of CSCL scripts.
We expect stimulating discussions about potential affordances and challenges of the innovative approaches and tools introduced in the seminar.
Program
Morning:
Welcome & Introduction
Let's play scripts - experiencing sample scripts
Creating scripts and script examples:
- CeLS approach & architecture: activity stages, the building blocks, social structures, social settings and groups formation
- The graphical notation MoCoLADe and how it corresponds to the CeLS concepts
- Examples of scripts that were enacted with students in actual instructional settings for various levels and subject domains, including large courses in: education, IT, science, arts, medical professions, social sciences. The activities include: peer-product evaluation, contest, reaching group agreement, role-play, jigsaw and other strategies.
- Sharing and reusing scripts
Afternoon:
Designing our scripts (in small groups): Participants will explore existing examples and design their own scripts for various subject domains and instructional purposes.
Sharing our scripts: Presentation and discussion of participants' scripts.
Summary: Challenges of sharing and reusing collaborative online pedagogy.
Seminar Date: Tuesday, June 9th, 2009
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