The main focus of the study was to investigate group-mechanisms and collaborative small-group lea... more The main focus of the study was to investigate group-mechanisms and collaborative small-group learning. Participants (n=20) were pre-service English teacher trainees of a methodology seminar. Group mechanisms and collaborative activities were analysed and made visible with the help of online discussions that evolved in the discussion forums of the course management system (CMS) Moodle. Quantitative data on student participation, online activity and frequency of messages were gained from the log files of the CMS. Through the qualitative content analysis of forum discussions, nine stages of collaborative discourse were identified in the presented pedagogical scenario. Methods for integrating the identified stages in the design process of blended learning in teacher training courses are suggested and best practices for similar courses are offered. However, due to the limited number of participants, further investigation of the relevance of the identified stages on a larger set of sampl...
Kohn. K. & C. Warth (eds.) (2011). Web Collaboration for Intercultural Language Learning. A Guide for Language Teachers, Teacher Educators and Student Teachers. Insights from the icEurope Project. Münster. MV-Wissenschaft., 2011
This book has been made possible through the Comenius project icEurope. The project has been fund... more This book has been made possible through the Comenius project icEurope. The project has been funded with support from the European Commission.
The deliverable D9.3 has been produced in the context of the Knowledge-Practices Laboratory (KP-L... more The deliverable D9.3 has been produced in the context of the Knowledge-Practices Laboratory (KP-Lab) project, which is aimed at facilitating innovative practices of working with knowledge in higher education, teacher training, and professional networks, and the development and integration of technological tools supporting such practices. The deliverable reports the results of six empirical investigations from the Teacher Training Collective Case
The main focus of the study was to investigate group-mechanisms and collaborative small-group lea... more The main focus of the study was to investigate group-mechanisms and collaborative small-group learning. Participants (n=20) were pre-service English teacher trainees of a methodology seminar. Group mechanisms and collaborative activities were analysed and made visible with the help of online discussions that evolved in the discussion forums of the course management system (CMS) Moodle. Quantitative data on student participation, online activity and frequency of messages were gained from the log files of the CMS. Through the qualitative content analysis of forum discussions, nine stages of collaborative discourse were identified in the presented pedagogical scenario. Methods for integrating the identified stages in the design process of blended learning in teacher training courses are suggested and best practices for similar courses are offered. However, due to the limited number of participants, further investigation of the relevance of the identified stages on a larger set of sampl...
Kohn. K. & C. Warth (eds.) (2011). Web Collaboration for Intercultural Language Learning. A Guide for Language Teachers, Teacher Educators and Student Teachers. Insights from the icEurope Project. Münster. MV-Wissenschaft., 2011
This book has been made possible through the Comenius project icEurope. The project has been fund... more This book has been made possible through the Comenius project icEurope. The project has been funded with support from the European Commission.
The deliverable D9.3 has been produced in the context of the Knowledge-Practices Laboratory (KP-L... more The deliverable D9.3 has been produced in the context of the Knowledge-Practices Laboratory (KP-Lab) project, which is aimed at facilitating innovative practices of working with knowledge in higher education, teacher training, and professional networks, and the development and integration of technological tools supporting such practices. The deliverable reports the results of six empirical investigations from the Teacher Training Collective Case
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