Promoting Collaborative Learning In Online Teacher Education

Abstract

Online learning continues to grow as a learning option for millions of students in US colleges and universities. Collaboration plays an important role in student learning. This chapter presents information on how collaborative learning was designed and implemented in a comprehensive online course in reading for pre-service and in-service educators in grades P-12. The author presents details on course design issues, instructional practices, benefits, and challenges associated with collaborative learning in this online course, and implications for further development and evaluation of collaborative learning in teacher preparation programs. The author also provides recommendations for promoting collaboration in online teacher education courses.

Publication Date

9-3-2015

Publication Title

Professional Development and Workplace Learning: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications

Volume

3

Number of Pages

1183-1205

Document Type

Article; Book Chapter

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8632-8.ch065

Socpus ID

84960272403 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84960272403

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