speak up! transforming classroom discussions march 2013
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This workshop was present at the Vietnam Tech Conference at Saigon South International School in HCMC, Vietnam.TRANSCRIPT
http://todaysmeet.com/speakupvtc2013
What is your name, school and position?
http://todaysmeet.com/speakupvtc2013
What has been your key takeaway from the workshops so far?
Some students enjoy speaking up
in class while others don't.
Objective:
to encourage educators to try different ways to reach their students through different modes of class discussions.
What do you think this picture is communicating to the
audience?
Research
Student Participation
Face-to-Face Discussions
compared with
Virtual Discussions
Face-to-Face Discussions
Virtual Discussions
21 Students14 boys & 7 GirlsFace-to-Face discussions in classVirtual Discussions in class
What is the effect of virtual discussions on students' participation and sense of belonging?
Comfortable
LiteratureLiterature
Jarmon, Lim and Carpenter (2009) "Introduction Pedagogy, Education and Innovation in Virtual Worlds"
say virtual worlds will be used more for teaching and learning in the future.
Friedman, Karniel and Dinur’s (2009) study “Comparing Group Discussion in Virtual and Physical Environments" found that students had a higher number of on-topic discussions in the physical discussion setting versus the virtual discussion setting (p. 290).
anonymous
virtual discussions provided more
opportunities for quieter students.
-Carnegie’s (2003, “Teaching a Critical Understanding of Virtual Environments”
Carnegie acknowledges that, “[t]he biggest advantage [of virtual discussions] was for students who were shy, self-conscious, or intimidated in face-to-face group meetings” (2003, p. 63).
http://www.thepowerofintroverts.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DPhDCz0V9FcA&bm=y
Susan Cain (2012) confirms this idea by explaining that ‘quiet’ students feel comfortable collaborating in an “online
working group” which is similar to a virtual discussion because “it is a form
of solitude” which better meets the
needs of more introverted learners (p. 111).
Safety Behind the Screen
Solitude
Wang and Woo’s (2007) study “Comparing Asynchronous Online Discussions and Face-to-Face Discussions in a Classroom Setting” said, “[i]n terms of authenticity, face-to-face discussions were more real and authentic than in-class online discussions because participants could talk to each other in real time, see their facial expressions and clarify matters immediately” (p. 282). In this aspect, face-to-face discussions were regarded as more superior to online discussions.
Wang and Woo (2007) also said that “online discussions were more comfortable, less aggressive and offered more equal opportunities for group members to voice their opinions” (p. 282).
Participation increased in
virtual discussions
Quality of participation also increased during virtual discussions
Discussion findings
says that for iGeneration kids “social connections are EVERYTHING”.
http://drlarryrosen.com/
Comfort Behind the Screen
Students are “more comfortable with sharing” through virtual writing - Dr. Larry Rosen
Beyond the Screen
Integrate virtual discussions into your classrooms
Variety
Ideas for Integrating Virtual Discussions into classrooms
Building a community in your classrooms using Critical Friends Group (CFG) Protocols
How could you integrate virtual discussions into a lesson?
Turn and talk
What do you think would be the
challenges of integrating virtual discussions in the classroom?
Questions?
What is something you learned from this
workshop?
References Cain, S. (2012). Quiet: the power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking. New York: Crown Publishers.
Carnegie, T. A. (2003). TeachingaCritical Understandingof Virtual Environments. Business Communication Quarterly, 66(4), 55-64.
Friedman, D., Karniel, Y., & Dinur, A. L. (2009). Comparing Group Discussion in Virtual and Physical Environments. PRESENCE by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 18(4), 286-293.
Jarmon, L., Lim, K. Y., & Carpenter, B. S. (2009). Pedagogy, Education and Innovation in 3-D Virtual Worlds. Journal of Virtual Worlds Research, 2(1), 3-4.
Ligorio, M. B., Cesareni, D., & Schwartz, N. (2008). Collaborative Virtual Environments as Means to Increase the Level of Intersubjectivity in a Distributed Cognition System. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 40(3), 339-357.
Wang, Q., & Woo, H. L. (2007). Comparing asynchronous online discussions and face-to-face discussions in a classroom setting. British Journal of Educational Technology, 38(2), 272-286.
Attribution - VisualSpeaking Up by HowardLake http://www.flickr.com/photos/howardlake/5540462170/sizes/l/in/photostream/ SSIS Campus images by rappino
Speaking Up & Raising my hand image by rappino
Research Human Rights Faces image by rappino
Trees by Mark Sebastian http://www.flickr.com/photos/markjsebastian/506960906/sizes/l/in/photostream/
Balloons by Tim Geers http://www.flickr.com/photos/timypenburg/5097328888/sizes/l/in/photostream/
Literature by sweet_redbird http://www.flickr.com/photos/18261299@N00/4806782675/sizes/z/in/photostream/
important: by Valerie Everett http://www.flickr.com/photos/valeriebb/290711738/sizes/z/in/photostream/
Mask by zigazou76 http://www.flickr.com/photos/zigazou76/6824175422/sizes/c/in/photostream/
Minecraft Solitude: by rappino
View from the Top by C.M Keiner http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmkeiner/5230441693/sizes/l/in/photostream/Speaking Up by HowardLake http://www.flickr.com/photos/howardlake/5540462170/sizes/l/in/photostream/
ResourcesDiscussions in Classrooms: Comparing Face-To-Face Whole Class Discussions to Virtual Discussions by Robert Appino
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