Introduction
Information and communication have changed rapidly during the past decades, both hardware, software and networking. Many communication devices are smaller and easier to use and are more convenient. For example, smart phones, PDAs, portable computers, iPad, and tablets are important tools for study so having them smaller and easier to use is of great value.
Educational policies in Thailand have packed Information and Communication Technology (ICT) into the curriculum. Therefore, the current tools used in teaching need to be portable devices. Teachers and students use portable devices for sharing information, preparing reports, presentations, and communications to promote learning together. Students interact in group activities together. However, if students are unable to interact easily with others, it affects their education. If the instructor integrates technology with collaborative learning, I believe it is the best way to teach the students. In this study, the researcher develops the model of collaborative learning to enhance undergraduate students’ education. The borderless classroom utilizes both technology and collaborative learning.
Research Questions
1. Study the borderless classroom: a modern collaborative learning model to enhance higher education students’ critical thinking skills.
2. Study the students’ satisfaction towards borderless classroom: a modern collaborative learning model.
Rationale
Many institutions offer collaborative learning
Mission: The use of technology in education is influential to a student’s success. Students will use technology to research topics and take assessments in the classroom. Collaboration among groups will also take place in the classroom, where critical thinking skills, problem solving, and
People who believe that schools depend on technology too much usually say that students don’t really learn how to communicate with students and teachers. There are some teachers who think that working with papers and books could bring students together because they all have one task and that is to come up with answers. A teacher says “When people become addicted to texting, messaging or blogging and forget that the point of it all is to make connections with other humans, then can become isolated, not more connected.” The teachers believe that students should be face to face to get to know more about each other rather than communicating over an electronic device.
A reflective essay on the skills acquired from collaborative learning and how they may be applied in practice.
Principal should collaboratively develop plans to improve the schools effort on teaching and learning. High-quality teacher lesson plans should show the use of differentiated instructional strategies, curriculum materials, and technologies to maximize high-quality instruction within the school. Principal should facilitate school leadership through professional development training that is focused on teaching and student learning. Principals should establish a system within their school that promotes effective and efficient management of policies, procedures, and practices.
A method to consider is the integration of a hybrid-style environment where technology is integrated into an existing course or parts of an existing course may be moved online. Arguably the hybrid course is an excellent choice for improved student learning with effect use of pedagogy (Brunner, 2006, p. 230). There is evidence showing that face-to-face and online classroom formats can help students build a sense of community. The benefits of both formats can be present in the hybrid course (Brunner, 2006, p. 231). Incorporating student to student or student to instructor discussions can be a vital part of an active learning environment. However, the conventional face-to-face synchronous discussion style has its limitations. A select few
Educators and researchers have never stopped the examination of the importance and relevance of collaborative learning that are encouraged by middle schools. When compared with studying alone, I personally believe that it is far more beneficial to students when working in groups for the following reasons.
at. 2014). they used 332 students to participant in this study took surveys on whether or not they though technology in the class room hindered their learning abilities . Some said they thought that laptops helped them because they could type their notes faster and have in all organized in one place so they could just find it easily later on . While others in the survey said that they prefer paper and pencil because they felt they got to distracted by things like twitter, Facebook, and histogram while on the computers.. The results were fairly distributed among the people and there thoughts on technology and has helped the study form more design and assessment of technology-rich learning environments and develop more programs involving technology use in their teaching.(Gebre, E el. at.
How is the technology meaningfully integrated and aligned with grade – appropriate standards and lesson objectives to enhance student learning?
I believe that students reach their highest level of thinking at different rates and in their own way. Therefore, to address their wide range of skills and abilities, it is vital to design lessons that offers multiple learning options and assessments. First, I will observe and assess my student's abilities, learn their general interest, their unique needs and their learning styles.Once I have an understanding of my student's learning needs and how they learn. I will scaffold my instructions and design activities and assessments that will supports multiple learning styles. Furthermore, I will implement individual learning and engage my students in collaborative learning. Collaborative learning will promote peer learning, which I believe will
It seems everyone you meet these days, from students in elementary school to their great-grandparents, has a cell phone. In addition, most people have other electronic devices as well, including tablets, laptop computers, and MP3 players. These devises have inarguably made worldwide communication much easier. However, as is often the case, convenience has come with a price.
One of the key reason for this change in strategy is that nowadays — “computing devices are becoming more compact and mobile”. As the computing systems become more mobile and are interconnected with other
The main idea of the rest of the chapter are mainly about pedagogies and how music educators can put it into practice. Tobias highlights that music educators should use digital media and technology to facilitate and support students' engagement and learn while making adjustments if necessary. In my opinion, I totally agree with the author but find it really challenging to overcome certain obstacles that will occur in a classroom setting that not even facilitating technology can help resolve certain issues. Tobias then points out the importance of knowing our students from their experiences, understanding, learning and engagement. In my opinion, it will be very difficult to be able to learn and identify the students in a larger classroom setting.
The advancement in technology is becoming a great benefit in the classroom. More students are learning to use their creative side, which is encouraging individual learning and growth. Through technology, students find it is easier for them to work together with others. The group members can join together over the internet and they don’t have to be in the same room. As there continues to be new improvements in the various types of technology, it is helping the student prepare for the real world.
In this technological and scientific world, PDAs are becoming one of the most important needing devices by the educated people. However, the needs vary according to the person’s career, income, and so on (The times, 2008). For example (Philip Kotler and Kevin Lane Keller, 2006):- professionals need a PDA to coordinate their busy tasks, note down information, stay in touch while on the go, and also to exchange information from anywhere. Then again, students need a multifunction PDA to perform their complicated tasks (see table 1.1.0 in below) without the assist of multiple gadgets. Lastly, business markets (contains of corporate users, entrepreneurs, and medical users) need a personal digital to record, conveniently store and exchange
In the beginning, before laptops and tablets were ever invented, paper was used. We would use paper for almost everything, but now that the human race has become more technologically advanced, we now look for new ways to educate people that will be more effective and will motivate students to embrace this change and make the learning experience fun. Evidence has shown that laptops and tablet programs in the computer environment that is created on campus has had a huge positive effect on students (Fried) (2008:904). According to Fitch (2004), laptop usage helps communication between lecturers and students, therefore in class participation is higher, thus increasing active learning and engagement among students. This is done by preparing and posting questions that students can do on their laptops and tablets. A good example of this is Ulink, lecturers post information and activities for students to participate in, whereby when they done can simply print it and submit. A demonstration was done by Barak, Lipson, and Lerman (2006), showing that the usage of Laptops and Tablet devices in a Wi-if classroom enhances active exploratory learning, and promotes a more meaningful interaction between students and lecturers. When compared to non-laptop classrooms to classrooms that do use laptops a report has shown a higher participation rate, higher levels of motivation and students are more interested in learning (Trimmel.,et. al,