Special Interest Group – Online Collaborative Learning
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About the Online Collaborative Learning SIG
The Online Collaborative Learning Special Interest Group is a sub-group of Technology Demonstrators at UniSQ. It is led by interests of the group and aims to explore the affordances of online collaborative learning in various learning and teaching contexts.
The essential aim of the SIG is to break down silos at UniSQ and foster conversation, resource development and action aligned with learning and teaching and the contextual relevance of educational technology for online and collaborative learning.
What's New
The next SIG meeting is on Thursday October 26, 2-3pm 2023 in Engageli.
The theme:
Steps for writing and assessing a digitally infused collaborative task
Contact Us
Dr Julie Lindsay – Senior Education Technology Advisor and SIG Convenor
Email: julie.lindsay@usq.edu.au
Phone: +617 4631 2890
SIG Highlights
Engageli pilot continues in 2023
Engageli is an online learning environment that aligns with virtual campus objectives. It supports synchronous, asynchronous and hybrid modes. Interested academics are invited to pilot approaches to using Engageli in courses for a range of learning needs and contexts.
- READ more and join the pilot
- Browse the Engageli Pilot Padlet
FeedbackFruits pilot July-November, 2023
OCL SIG members make sure you investigate the affordances of FeedbackFruits – especially the Group Member Evaluation tool to support peer interaction when completing group activities and assessments.
- READ more about the FBF pilot
- Complete an EOI to join the pilot
Meeting Notes
July 2023 Meeting
We continued to explore contextual definitions of online collaborative learning and the role of the teacher – related to formative and summative assessment. We featured the tool Voicethread and how it can be efficiently designed for online collaborative student learning, engagement and empowerment. Thanks to Lisa for sharing her Voicethread knowledge and application within courses and academic PD today. Please reach out to her if you want to learn more! Don’t forget we have a dedicated VoiceThread page full of resources, including recordings of the workshops Lisa ran for UniSQ recently.
RESOURCES: Session slides; session recording (in Engageli Playback); interactive Voicethread from the session (with links to collaborative Google docs) – jump in and share your ideas!
April 2023 Meeting
On April 20 our guest was Eugenie Hsueh, Australian Pilot and Partner Success Manager for Feedback Fruits who introduced us to the FeedbackFruits Group Member Evaluation tool and other resources. Watch the meeting recording.
November 2022 Meeting
On November 8 we met using the Engageli learning environment for a discussion around the ‘wiki’ as a collaborative learning environment. You can find all notes and ideas on this document, which shares: the start of a Wiki FAQ guide, Options for possible (FREE) wiki platforms, and alternative platforms for collaboration that may be ‘wiki-like’. We also discussed FeedbackFruits – a platform we are considering piloting next year.
August 2022 Meeting
On August 11 we met using the Engageli learning environment and explored Pedagogical design for collaborative learning. Notes on this doc. Your contributions are encouraged.
April 2022 Meeting
On April 12 we met using the Engageli learning environment and explored how to DEFINE online collaborative learning. Notes are on this doc. We watched John Spencer’s video ‘Cooperation vs Collaboration: When to use each approach‘.
March 2022 Meeting
Participants shared approaches to collaborative learning using Voicethread, Padlet, and Moodle as well as how to design an online international collaborative workshop
Resources
Online Collaborative Learning Padlet – Great resources to explore!
Videos
Click on the links below to check out recent videos. You can also access archived videos via the Online Collaborative Learning Playlist.
FeedbackFruits share Group Memvber Evaluation Tool, April 2023
Group work and authentic assessment – Rod Huggett – March 2022
Voicethread and group work – Jess Carniel, March 2022
Padlet for collaborative learning – March 2022
Read the Blog
Click on the posts below to read the most recent blog posts from Online Collaborative Learning SIG. You can also access join the main Conversation here.
Dr Nici Sweaney from AI Her Way
We were very lucky to welcome Dr Nici Sweaney as guest speaker at our AI for Learning & Teaching Symposium in April. She is an Adoption Strategist, Consultant, Educator and Director of AI Her Way.
TechDem CoP March 2024: Portfolios
What a fabulous session we had at our most recent Technology Demonstrators Community of Practice Event, focusing on e-portfolios in education, the benefits of reflection and the challenges of implementation.
Explore, Engage, Empower – EdTech Workshop Review
An overview of the Explore, Engage, Empower hybrid workshop held during Learning and Teaching Showcase week in November 2023.
Miro Means Collaboration
Coordinator (Peer Learning) Support for LearningOn the second of June, 2023, Ben Ingram,...
Artificial Intelligence for Learning and Teaching
With careful planning and implementation, AI has the potential to transform the way we teach and learn. We need to consider how we embrace this opportunity and create engaging learning experiences and authentic assessments. Read more…..
Empowering Collaborative Learning
I am always thinking about approaches to collaborative learning, especially when online and virtual. How do we ensure the student group assessment is successful? Does it rely on assessment design? (yes!). What else is needed? What are the pitfalls? What are the enablers?
