Using Collaborative Techniques to Create an iBook Diane C. Gregory, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Art Education Coordinator of Art Education Visual Arts.

Using Collaborative Techniques to Create an iBook

Diane C. Gregory, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Art EducationCoordinator of Art EducationVisual Arts DepartmentTexas Woman’s UniversityDenton, TX [email protected]

Imagine the Possibilities

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Creating an iBook for Your Art Classroom: Teaching, Learning, Publishing and Creating by Diane C. Gregory

http://www.twu.edu/visual-arts/art_education.asp

The order of things in this presentation:

Part One: What is Collaborative Learning?

Part Two: Why use collaborative techniques to create an iBook?

Part Three: How to Integrate Technology into the Art Classroom?Questions

Part Four: What technology do you need?Questions

Part Five: How to Get Started Integrating Technology and Collaborative Learning: Tips on Collaborative Learning

Part Six: Question, Answer & Sharing session

Part Seven: Go to TAEA Conference Computer Lab to try out iBooks Author

Part One: What is Collaborative Learning

“Collaborative learning is an educational approach to teaching and learning that involves groups of students working together to solve a problem, complete a task, or create a product.”

Small Group Learning Strategy in which group members are responsible for a portion of the work. Group members is part of a cooperative team and helping members learn.

Cooperative Learning

Collaborative Learning

Small Group Learning Strategy in which students work together to solve a problem.

Students may use cooperative and collaborative learning strategies to solve a problem

What is the Difference Between Cooperative & Collaborative Learning?

Part Two. Why use Collaborative Learning to create an iBook

Two Heads are Better than One

Encourages Higher Level Thinking:Analysis, Synthesis, Evaluation, Creative ThinkingLeads to: • Interaction & Discussion• Clarification of Ideas• Evaluation of Ideas• Problem Solving rather

than acquisition of knowledge

Huge Undertaking

Many PartsTime ConsumingProfit from different Skills & AbilitiesBetter Outcome

Part Three: How to Integrate Technology into the Art ClassroomGain Support

Find a mentor or Kindred Spirits

Get and Learn Basics of Technology

Get technology

Get Pedagogy Training: Study Differences and Implications of Teacher Directed vs. Student Centered Approach.

Make changes slowly in your classroom

Start with a Teacher Directed Approach with Technology

Encourage students to help you integrate technology

Start using a blended teacher directed and student centered learning approach with and without technology

Transition to a Cooperative Learning approach with Technology

Combine cooperative learning with collaborative learning with/without Technology

Transition into Collaborative Learning using Technology

Part Four: What technology do you need?

What you will need: Additional Software

Microsoft Word

Pages

iPhoto

iMovie

Keynote

Part Five: How to Get Started Integrating Technology & Collaborative Learning: Tips on Collaborative Learning

• Introduce Students to iBooks Author (Teacher Directed/Cooperative Approach?)

• Create Content and Insert Content into iBooks Author• Establish Project Goals: Identify a Big Idea/Essential

Questions & Possible Real World Project• Create Groups: Teacher Assigned with Student Input• Identify Group Goals: Real World Problem or Project• Keep Groups Midsized w. Equal Number of Girls & Boys• Build Trust and Promote Open Communication• Identify student roles in groups: facilitator, recorder,

reporter, fact checker???• Establish Group Interaction Strategies: How will group

function—Initiating discussions, clarifying points, challenging assumptions, time keeping, encouraging, reaching consensus

• Self and Peer Evaluation

Part Six: Questions & Sharing

Part Seven: TAEA Computer Lab

Visit the TAEA Conference Computer Lab