EdTech: Developing collaborative study skills
The module Developing digital problem-solving skills looked at the way one teacher develops each learner’s independent problem-solving skills through a simulation of practical difficulties arising with the digital technologies they are using.
This module extends that exercise to concentrate on collaborative working to resolve issues, an essential employment skill.
If you haven't completed the module Developing digital problem-solving skills you should take a look at it first.
Aim
This module shows you how to support learners’ development of collaborative study skills.
Objective
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Design tasks, activities and assignments that require collaborative working by learners to solve problems they encounter with digital technology
- Demonstrate to learners the importance of collaborative working for future study and employment
Digital Teaching Professional Framework
This module covers the EdTech component - C2 : Supporting study skills
- Identify and solve technical problems when operating devices and using digital environments.
- Adjust and customise digital environments to personal needs.
- Identify, evaluate, select and use digital technologies and possible technological responses to solve a given task or problem.
- Use digital technologies in innovative ways to create learning.
- Understand where a learner's digital competence needs to be improved or updated.
- Support others in their digital competence development.
- Seek opportunities for selfdevelopment and to keep up-to-date with digital evolution.
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A good scenario worked well at getting the point across
Very good example--and follows on from a previous module neatly.
Getting students to work on problem solving tasks is a great way for them to bond and generate more ideas. These are transferable skills in the work place.
Very useful
Clear
Good module ,thank you.
This built on well from the previous activity and added extra ideas to it.
some good ideas on tasks to set learners
This is more an in class activity not a online activity. Cannot really be used for the units I teach.
Some interesting ideas to explore.
Good
N/A currently
Software is designed to allow collaboration.
Nice example and gives a holistic perspective on both study skills and collaboration but would have helped if the quiz had specified which THREE answers applied. I thought all 4 could apply and spent a few mins trying to woork out why I couldn't submit all 4.
Some good further resources mentioned
Very useful collaborative ideas.
good way for lecturers to get students involved in their learning.
The resources at the end of the module are helpful. It would be better if there was more detail on the individual activities that we were introduced to in the video
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