Humans have a basic instinct to interact and work as
a group. Rheingold began his discussion
with giving comparison of individuals and businesses in the past competed with
others. Humans desire to have some type
of relationship with others for new forms of wealth. The desires for this wealth are more food or
basic daily, social desires, and social contact. As humans our actions are determined by these
desires.
Technology facilitates collaboration among learners and
teachers by providing instruction visually, audibly, and hands on
learning. Technology is a new way of
learning and teaching. It allows teachers
to access student’s prior knowledge of information to learn new
information. Collaborative classrooms
provide an opportunity for collective knowledge to be shared among teachers and
students. Students are able to set
goals, design their learning task and visually monitor their progress and
students are able to view their assessments.
The link that
I found that supports collaboration as an effective tool for learning is http://www.cisco.com/web/about/citizenship/socio-economic/docs/Metiri_Classroom_Collaboration_Research.pdf This article is based on the need to educate
students on the importance of collaboration and working together. This method provides them with workforce
skills that can be utilized in their future.
Reference
Rheingold, H. (2008, February). Howard Rheingold on
collaboration [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.ted.com/talks/howard_rheingold_on_collaboration.html
