collaborative learning

This experiment was conducted in the AERES University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands, with student teachers. Student teachers recorded videos of their teaching and reflected together on the teacher roles by discussing and giving feedback on each other’s lesson recordings. The goal was to facilitate collaborative learning and connecting practice to theory on activating didactics and collaborative learning. 

This Teacher's Manual is based on the VSCL pedagogical model. Like the model, the manual is based on the experimental data and the practical experiences. The manual is an output of the VISuAL project. Other outputs are a MOOC (see preceding cell in this MESHGuide), this MESH guide, several scientific journal articles, a YouTube channel, LinkedIn and facebook page, and the project website.   

In the context of professional learning, teacher agency is the capacity of teachers to act purposefully and constructively to direct their professional growth and contribute to the growth of their colleagues.

Knowledge Building Principles and constructive related actions: A frame to support knowledge building in your classroom

Frank de Jong

Adapted from the work of Marlene Scardamalia and Carl Bereiter by Monica Resendes and adapted again by Frank de Jong.

Using Video Supported Collaborative Learning in the classroom in a knowledge building way (Scardamalia and Bereiter 2014) leads to deeper understanding and improved ideas (e.g. knowledge) of students and teachers.

We seek to inspire teacher educators, student teachers, teachers at all educational levels and education organisation managers to try using videos to support learning and particularly collaborative learning.

Videos have been used in teaching and learning for decades. However, international studies have discovered that a lot of teachers still do not know how to use videos systematically in teaching and, in particular, in teaching that supports collaborative learning. Just showing a video is not enough to learn from it collaboratively.