Sequence: Planning collaboration using the "Jigsaw" method within LAMS

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Sequence: Planning collaboration using the "Jigsaw" method within LAMS
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The aim of this context free design is to support teachers in their attempts for collaborative learning designs by providing them with well known  methods implemented within LAMS.

Keywords:Collaboration, Learning Design, Jigsaw,

Subject:Planning Collaboration using the "Jigsaw" method within LAMS

Audience:Teachers, Researchers

Goals: 1) to build interpersonal and interactive skills, 2) to ensure that learning revolves around interaction with peers, 3) to hold students accountable among their peers, 4) to encourage active student participation in the learning process.

Process: 1) Divide the problem into subproblems, 2) Assign roles and material to each student, 3) Form group of experts, 4) Experts study the material and plan how to teach their colleagues, 5) Create heterogeneous groups, 6) Experts teach in their groups, 7) Assess students.

Remarks on Design: Stop gates were not used for design simplicity

Support files: 1)Documentation 2)The asynchronous version of the "Jigsaw" implementation.

References

Aronson, E., Blaney, N., Sikes, J., Stephan, G., & Snapp, M. (1978). The JIGSAW classroom. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage Publications.

Kordaki, M., Siempos, H. and Daradoumis, T. (2009, submitted). Collaborative learning design within open source e-learning systems: lessons learned from an empirical study. In G. Magoulas (Ed), E-Infrastructures and Technologies for Lifelong Learning: Next Generation Environments. IDEA-Group Publishing.

Authors: Maria Kordaki, Haris Siempos
Contact:kordaki@cti.gr,hsiempos@hotmail.com

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Language: English
LAMS Version: 2.3.0.
License: Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike
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Jigsaw.pdf 38748 07/17/09 03:14 PM
Jigsaw_I_asynchronous.zip 6747 07/17/09 03:14 PM
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Authored By:   Maria Kordaki
Date: 17 July 2009 03:13 PM
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