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 * Evaluation of Online Collaborative Activities**

Date:

Name of group:

Group members:

Description of online collaborative activity:

Activity start and end dates:

Time taken for each group session:

Frequency of group sessions:

The following performance indicators are the most important criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of online group collaborative activities. Many of the criteria form the principles of constructivism so if the activity contains the criteria, then it must allow the group members to experience effective learning. The checklist evaluates strategies used in both formative (How can the degree of collaboration be improved?) and summative (What is the effectiveness and worth of the collaboration?) evaluation.

Each variable should be rated as follows:

1 represents the lowest and most negative impression on the scale, 3 represents an adequate impression, and 5 represents the highest and most positive impression. Choose N/A if the item is not appropriate or not applicable to the group. Use additional paper for comments.

NA=Not applicable 1=Strongly disagree 2=Disagree 3=Neither agree/nor disagree 4=Agree 5=Strongly agree

(NB: Using the Word document that I emailled everyone, group members can tick the correct points column but the columns disappeared when I uploaded the file)

=****INTERACTIONS BETWEEN GROUP MEMBERS****=


 * are appropriate to the task;
 * are relevant and inclusive;
 * build on group members’ prior experience;
 * have connections to real-world contexts;
 * are short and to the point (efficiency);
 * are easily understood by all group members;
 * are all valued;

=CONSTRUCTIVIST LEARNING=


 * the activity:
 * caters for a wide range of learning abilities and preferences;
 * allows for members to collaborate and communicate;
 * facilitates group members' abilities to conduct research within a group setting;
 * engages members and stimulates imagination;
 * engages members and stimulates imagination;


 * group members:
 * feel equitable, comfortable and safe to make errors and to learn from them;
 * listen attentively to others;
 * share understanding, interests, experience;
 * use open-ended questions;
 * are interested and motivated for greater learning;
 * learn from each other;
 * reinforce learning and correct misunderstandings;
 * provide immediate feedback;
 * are all actively engaged and all contribute;
 * allow each other to explore their ideas;
 * help to set goals
 * help to direct group in meeting goals
 * thoroughly complete assigned tasks
 * on reflection, feel their knowledge and understanding was developed;
 * on reflection, feel their knowledge and understanding was developed;

=METACOGNITIVE ABILITIES=


 * The group collaboration:
 * promoted independent thinking & reflection;
 * encouraged sharing of ideas;
 * enhanced critical thinking and problem-solving;
 * enhanced creative or logical thinking;
 * gave satisfaction from being actively involved;
 * encouraged self-awareness or other emotional development
 * encouraged self-awareness or other emotional development


 * Resources I used to gather the above criteria:**

EdNA, 2000, Criteria for Best/Good/Leading IT & ICTs Practice in Schools, [|www.edna.edu.au/schools/leadingpractice/info_criteria.htm]

Evaluation of Learning with Information and Communication Technology, a service provided by Glasgow University, [|www.gla.ac.uk/rcc/projects/elict/index.html]

Expert Review Checklist found at Georgia University MIME web site, Evaluation Tools, [|www.mime1.marc.gatech.edu/mm_tools/evaluation.html]

Pacific Bell Blue Web’ [|www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/rubric.html]

A Framework for Evaluating the use of Educational Technology, [|www.unl.ac.uk/tltc/elt/elt1.htm]

http://www.bham.wednet.edu/studentgal/onlineresearch/oldonline/online/volcano/daily.htm

http://edweb.sdsu.edu/triton/tidepoolunit/Rubrics/collrubric.htmlhttp://edweb.sdsu.edu/triton/tidepoolunit/Rubrics/collrubric.html

Jonassen, Peck, Wilson; Learning with Technology: a Constructivist Approach; 1999; Merrill; NJ