Comments on: Collaboration in schools: More reasons we need it http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/04/29/collaboration-in-schools-more-reasons-we-need-it/ Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:59:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: 我们为什么如此需要校园内的合作？ | 教育中文翻译 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/04/29/collaboration-in-schools-more-reasons-we-need-it/#comment-37499 我们为什么如此需要校园内的合作？ | 教育中文翻译 Fri, 29 Jun 2007 04:40:39 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/04/29/collaboration-in-schools-more-reasons-we-need-it/#comment-37499 [...] 发布时间：2007年4月29日 原文链接：Collaboration in schools: More reasons we need it 原文作者：Wesley Fryer 翻译：Paula 审校：danny 工作组织：教育中文翻译 [...] [...] 发布时间：2007年4月29日 原文链接：Collaboration in schools: More reasons we need it 原文作者：Wesley Fryer 翻译：Paula 审校：danny 工作组织：教育中文翻译 [...]

]]> By: Pam Lowe http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/04/29/collaboration-in-schools-more-reasons-we-need-it/#comment-35792 Pam Lowe Mon, 30 Apr 2007 02:48:11 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/04/29/collaboration-in-schools-more-reasons-we-need-it/#comment-35792 Once again, Wes.. we're thinking alike! If you get a chance, read my latest post, The Sweet Sound of Learning. Once again, Wes.. we’re thinking alike! If you get a chance, read my latest post, The Sweet Sound of Learning.

]]> By: Olivia Morris http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/04/29/collaboration-in-schools-more-reasons-we-need-it/#comment-35790 Olivia Morris Sun, 29 Apr 2007 23:54:27 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/04/29/collaboration-in-schools-more-reasons-we-need-it/#comment-35790 In addition to blogging, wikis are my favorite for social networking. The wiki space allows faculty to help each other, for example, schools could set up a mentorship program for beggining teachers through wikis. Also, the wikis are great for global education, allowing students to have their own wiki space or participate in a class wiki sharing their cultural backgrounds. I agree leadership does need vision for collaboration and wikis are very simple to set up. In addition to blogging, wikis are my favorite for social networking. The wiki space allows faculty to help each other, for example, schools could set up a mentorship program for beggining teachers through wikis. Also, the wikis are great for global education, allowing students to have their own wiki space or participate in a class wiki sharing their cultural backgrounds. I agree leadership does need vision for collaboration and wikis are very simple to set up.

]]> By: Sharon Peters http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/04/29/collaboration-in-schools-more-reasons-we-need-it/#comment-35789 Sharon Peters Sun, 29 Apr 2007 23:09:06 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/04/29/collaboration-in-schools-more-reasons-we-need-it/#comment-35789 Great ideas, Wes! I had the exciting opportunity to visit Google Campus in Mountain View last summer - what a culture! Employees have 20% of their time to explore new projects on their own - TWENTY PERCENT! Think of the possibilities of teachers had that much time to create and innovate! For more about how corporate culture is embracing this new model of openness and mass collaboration, I recommend the book "Wikinomics" by Don Tapscott and Anthony Williams. And you are right about leadership needing vision for collaboration. While I know many who are venturing out with projects in my online connections of peers, I don't know anyone in my immediate context, besides myself, who is doing online collaborative projects. We need to get the word out! Great ideas, Wes! I had the exciting opportunity to visit Google Campus in Mountain View last summer - what a culture! Employees have 20% of their time to explore new projects on their own - TWENTY PERCENT! Think of the possibilities of teachers had that much time to create and innovate! For more about how corporate culture is embracing this new model of openness and mass collaboration, I recommend the book “Wikinomics” by Don Tapscott and Anthony Williams.
And you are right about leadership needing vision for collaboration. While I know many who are venturing out with projects in my online connections of peers, I don’t know anyone in my immediate context, besides myself, who is doing online collaborative projects. We need to get the word out!

]]> By: Mrs. Durff http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/04/29/collaboration-in-schools-more-reasons-we-need-it/#comment-35787 Mrs. Durff Sun, 29 Apr 2007 18:08:24 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/04/29/collaboration-in-schools-more-reasons-we-need-it/#comment-35787 Yes, but Sheryl, it is also about being polite. I find it very rude of anyone to talk while I am addressing the group, especially every lesson has built in "talk" time. We do need to collaborate and let go, but all stake-holders need to be aware of other's needs and need to display the appropriate etiquette for the situation. Wes, your posts are always so thought provoking! I really appreciate being able to listen to them as well. One of these days, I will have time to play with the Talkr and get that link right on mine. Jen - I know the primary kids (PreK too) get so excited with just hearing their voices on my computer. They don't really care about the podcasts...but that will come. I hope to get some of our primary classes involved in one of your projects next year. We have to remember, and I have trouble with this, that we all have embraced the web2.0 tools and others have not even embraced the web1.0. We persist.... Yes, but Sheryl, it is also about being polite. I find it very rude of anyone to talk while I am addressing the group, especially every lesson has built in “talk” time. We do need to collaborate and let go, but all stake-holders need to be aware of other’s needs and need to display the appropriate etiquette for the situation.
Wes, your posts are always so thought provoking! I really appreciate being able to listen to them as well. One of these days, I will have time to play with the Talkr and get that link right on mine.
Jen - I know the primary kids (PreK too) get so excited with just hearing their voices on my computer. They don’t really care about the podcasts…but that will come. I hope to get some of our primary classes involved in one of your projects next year. We have to remember, and I have trouble with this, that we all have embraced the web2.0 tools and others have not even embraced the web1.0. We persist….

]]> By: Jennifer W http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/04/29/collaboration-in-schools-more-reasons-we-need-it/#comment-35786 Jennifer W Sun, 29 Apr 2007 16:20:34 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/04/29/collaboration-in-schools-more-reasons-we-need-it/#comment-35786 I love online collaboration -- in fact, I have been hosting project since 1999 just go get teachers involved with working together. And this year, we had over 52,000 students (and their teachers) participating in 10 online projects. It is interesting to me though -- how K6 projects continue to get overlooked as effective and necessary projects and that the higher level projects get more noticed. Grins, not that I am jealous -- Vicki is a dear dear friend. However, I do think that if we catch them when they are young -- Kto4 is my real passion -- then we have set a precedence for them to follow in the future. Perhaps the elementary online projects are not as sophisticated or noticed as the older ages -- but we are collaborating through groups, blogs, google earth, photoshares, wikis, and more. Grins, and one day, hopefully, we will be noticed for our contribution and laying the foundation for older age projects. Hugs to you my friend! Jennifer ps -- thanks for letting me rant. I love online collaboration — in fact, I have been hosting project since 1999 just go get teachers involved with working together. And this year, we had over 52,000 students (and their teachers) participating in 10 online projects.

It is interesting to me though — how K6 projects continue to get overlooked as effective and necessary projects and that the higher level projects get more noticed. Grins, not that I am jealous — Vicki is a dear dear friend.

However, I do think that if we catch them when they are young — Kto4 is my real passion — then we have set a precedence for them to follow in the future.

Perhaps the elementary online projects are not as sophisticated or noticed as the older ages — but we are collaborating through groups, blogs, google earth, photoshares, wikis, and more. Grins, and one day, hopefully, we will be noticed for our contribution and laying the foundation for older age projects.

Hugs to you my friend!
Jennifer

ps — thanks for letting me rant.

]]> By: Brian Crosby http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/04/29/collaboration-in-schools-more-reasons-we-need-it/#comment-35785 Brian Crosby Sun, 29 Apr 2007 15:27:47 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/04/29/collaboration-in-schools-more-reasons-we-need-it/#comment-35785 Wes - have you seen this yet? http://learningismessy.com/blog/?p=254 Ever since you had me iChat into one of your sessions last summer - and we did a few Skypecasts, I've been looking for ways to use Skype, wikis, Flickr, etc. to "go global" with my students. There are some obvious obstacles like time zones for Skype, however Lee Baber and I have linked up twice now - I know her students are collaborating with students in New York - Vicki Davis has been doing some great collaborative pieces and there are others ... we're slowly getting there - and the more people that come online the more people there will be to collaborate with. Hope to see you at NECC 2007 Brian Wes - have you seen this yet?
http://learningismessy.com/blog/?p=254
Ever since you had me iChat into one of your sessions last summer - and we did a few Skypecasts, I’ve been looking for ways to use Skype, wikis, Flickr, etc. to “go global” with my students. There are some obvious obstacles like time zones for Skype, however Lee Baber and I have linked up twice now - I know her students are collaborating with students in New York - Vicki Davis has been doing some great collaborative pieces and there are others … we’re slowly getting there - and the more people that come online the more people there will be to collaborate with.
Hope to see you at NECC 2007
Brian

]]> By: Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/04/29/collaboration-in-schools-more-reasons-we-need-it/#comment-35783 Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach Sun, 29 Apr 2007 12:48:54 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/04/29/collaboration-in-schools-more-reasons-we-need-it/#comment-35783 Wes said... This connects directly to what we need to see MORE in the classroom, but many classroom teachers (as well as building administrators) don’t feel comfortable with: The noise/hum of collaborative learning and discussion. Teachers are often not comfortable “letting go” of the sense of control they have when lecturing to a largely silent classroom of listeners. Having looked at this through several lens- teacher, building administrator, district office admin, and teacher prep (university)-- I have to say that the place re-culturing needs to start is at the teacher prep and central office levels. It has been my experience that teachers are naturally collaborative, however, they tend to set up their classrooms by modeling what they see in their university prep classes and then continue modeling what is expected from on high. I agree it is a control issue, school is all about control. But I strongly feel if we would quit controlling teachers- then they would lead the way in modeling true creativity and collaboration in curriculum delivery. I mean if you teach ask yourself: Does this row and column, everyone in the same place at the same time thing feel natural? Do you run your homes like this? If the chains upon you were removed and you felt you could truly set your classrooms up any way you wanted without fear of negative retribution-- would you do what you are doing now? I know I wouldn't! Wes said…
This connects directly to what we need to see MORE in the classroom, but many classroom teachers (as well as building administrators) don’t feel comfortable with: The noise/hum of collaborative learning and discussion. Teachers are often not comfortable “letting go” of the sense of control they have when lecturing to a largely silent classroom of listeners.

Having looked at this through several lens- teacher, building administrator, district office admin, and teacher prep (university)– I have to say that the place re-culturing needs to start is at the teacher prep and central office levels. It has been my experience that teachers are naturally collaborative, however, they tend to set up their classrooms by modeling what they see in their university prep classes and then continue modeling what is expected from on high. I agree it is a control issue, school is all about control. But I strongly feel if we would quit controlling teachers- then they would lead the way in modeling true creativity and collaboration in curriculum delivery.

I mean if you teach ask yourself: Does this row and column, everyone in the same place at the same time thing feel natural? Do you run your homes like this? If the chains upon you were removed and you felt you could truly set your classrooms up any way you wanted without fear of negative retribution– would you do what you are doing now?

I know I wouldn’t!

]]> By: Donna Bragg http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/04/29/collaboration-in-schools-more-reasons-we-need-it/#comment-35782 Donna Bragg Sun, 29 Apr 2007 11:47:48 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/04/29/collaboration-in-schools-more-reasons-we-need-it/#comment-35782 In your questions, I think you hit the key. If teachers don't collaborate themselves and feel comfortable doing that with a variety of people, then they will feel comfortable having collaboration in their classroom. How long is it going to take to get teacher's out of the industrial age model? It will continue as long a it is allowed to by school administrations and school visions allow it. Parents and legislators have to be shown why collaboration is imporatant and why school should look like it did when they attended. That is quite a challenge for all of us. I will continue to work on it and let you know how the answers came to be. In your questions, I think you hit the key. If teachers don’t collaborate themselves and feel comfortable doing that with a variety of people, then they will feel comfortable having collaboration in their classroom. How long is it going to take to get teacher’s out of the industrial age model? It will continue as long a it is allowed to by school administrations and school visions allow it. Parents and legislators have to be shown why collaboration is imporatant and why school should look like it did when they attended.

That is quite a challenge for all of us. I will continue to work on it and let you know how the answers came to be.

]]> By: Rambling Reflections http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/04/29/collaboration-in-schools-more-reasons-we-need-it/#comment-35781 Rambling Reflections Sun, 29 Apr 2007 07:08:43 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/04/29/collaboration-in-schools-more-reasons-we-need-it/#comment-35781 <strong>Collaboration...</strong> ... Collaboration…

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