Thecharacteristicsofdistancecollaborativelearning
1.Heterogeneousgroupingtoestablisha"multipleworld"oflearning.Teammembersmustbedifferentandheterogeneousingender,academicability,pace,andotherqualities.Onlyinthiswaycanwedeveloptogether,acceptothers,andenablethosewithacademicdifficultiestoachievebetterdevelopmentgoals.
2.Divisionoflaborandcollaboration.Establishrequirementsforgroupmembers’behavioralrules,emphasizingpersonalresponsibility,theirrespectiveobligations,andencouragementandsupporttoothermembers.
3.Resourcesharing.Broadcommunication-basedlearning,payattentiontoactivemutualassistance.
4.Rewardsystem.Thehonorofthecollectiveisthehonorofeveryone.
5.Itisa"leapfrogging"course.Itslearningactivitiesgobeyondasinglesubject,withcomprehensivepracticalactivities,thatis,interdisciplinarylearningasthemaincoursetype.Transcendregions,usedifferentregions,environments,andexperiencesasthebasisandbackground,transcendregionalcultures,andcarryoutlearningactivitiesbasedondifferentfolkcustoms.
ForeignInternet-basedcommunicationandlearning,ordistancecooperativelearningactivities,beganintheearly1990s.InMay1990,the"KidlinkSociety"wasinitiatedbyanon-profitcivilorganization"KidlinkSociety"inNorway.(LittleGhostNetwork)"canberegardedastheearliestmultinationalcooperativelearningproject.Sincetheprojectstarted,morethan175,000studentsfrom137countriesaroundtheworldhaveparticipatedintheexchangein20differentlanguages.
Teachersarethemainfactoraffectingthedevelopmentofnetwork-basedinter-schoolcollaborativelearningactivities.First,theenthusiasmofteachersishigh,buttheirconceptsneedtobechanged.Teachersmustchangetheirconceptsanduseneweducationalconcepts,evaluationtheoriesandevaluationmethodstoguidestudentstoparticipateinexploratorylearning;second,thedevelopmentofnetwork-basedinter-schoollearningactivitiesrequiresteacherstohavecertaininformationtechnologycapabilities;third,thegoaloftheactivityOneistocultivatestudents'collaborativelearningability.Toachievethisgoal,teachersneedtohavethisabilityfirst.Theseareahugechallengeforteacherswhohaveadaptedtotraditionalcurriculumteachingandpractice,andchangerequireslearningandtime
Theprocessofdevelopingdistancecollaborativelearningactivities
First,Determinethetheme:Accordingtotheactualsituationofthestudentsandtheschool,weneedtothinkaboutwhatkindofjointlearningandinter-schoolexchangelearningtocarryout,whetheritisfeasible,etc.;
Second,determinethetargetschoolofcollaborativelearning:AccordingtotheteachingThegeneralideaistolookforpartnersthathavedifferentexperiencestocooperatewitheachother,thatis,thetargetschool;
Thirdly,establishaspecificteachingplan:Afterdecidingonthecollaborativeschool,usetheonlinemeetingtoformulateaspecificteachingplaninmutualnegotiation;
Fourth,makeawebpageshowingtheresultsoflearningactivities:Makeawebpageforuploadingandcommunicatinglearningresultstofacilitateinformationsharing.Ifyouareusingavideoconferencesystemtocarryoutlivebroadcastlearning,youmustformulateadetailedlearningplanandtimetablefortheday;
Fifth,conductofflinepracticalactivities:eachparticipatingschoolorganizeslearninggroupsaccordingtothetheme,andCarryoutactivitiesaccordingtotherequirementsandstepsoftheproposedteachingplan.Thisactivityismainlycarriedoutoffline,thatis,inreallife;
Sixth,carryoutmutuallearningactivitiesonline:regularlyuseyourownlearningresults,Uploadtothedesignatedlocationofthesupportplatform,oftenrefertotheresearchprogressofothers,andevaluateeachother.Sometimes,participateinonlineactivitiesorganizedbythethemegroup,suchasreal-timeornon-real-timeseminars.