Collaborative+Spaces

 Collaborative Spaces
 Collaborative video tools are divided into two types: asynchronous and synchronous. Asynchronous tools are used to collaborate with others, but the information is accessed at different times. Alternatively, synchronous tools are used in real time. In other words, synchronous tools require everyone to be online at the same time.
 * == Collaborative Spaces Can be Powerful Tools for Learning  ==


 * Why include collaborative video conferencing tools in an online course?**
 * 1) Provide students with an environment that many already feel comfortable in
 * 2) Enhance interactions within the course
 * 3) Replicate the informal dimensions of a classroom
 * 4) Provide 'teaching presence' with a manageable amount of time and effort
 * 5) Create opportunity for students to see one another (and their instructor)

Discovery Resources
There’s a lot to cover in this section about collaborative spaces. D113 Learning 2.0 is only suggesting a few of the available options. In this section you should select one of the collaborative tools listed below to explore. Of course if you want to explore more than one option we encourage you to do so.

VYou is a free Web 2.0 tool that allows instructors to develop a video-based question and answer forum within their courses. Instructors can embed the VYou player within their learning management system or webpage, and VYou will automatically update the embedded player with status updates, the text of questions, and all video responses.
 * VYou ** (asynchronous)

Watch this VYou tutorial and explore a few VYou channels created by educators: A VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to navigate slides and leave comments in multiple ways - using voice (with a mic or telephone), text, audio file, or video (via a webcam). Share a VoiceThread with friends, students, and colleagues for them to record comments too.
 * How could I use VYou in a course?**
 * 1) Embed the VYou player as an alternative to the 'Ask the Professor' discussion forum
 * 2) Embed the VYou player as a substitute for text-based course announcements
 * 3) Have students create accounts within shared online classroom space as an alternative to blogging and journaling
 * 4) Consider the possibilities…
 * Education Nation
 * Gregory Sadler/Philosophy
 * Peg Tyre
 * VoiceThread ** (asynchronous)

Users can doodle while commenting, use multiple identities, and pick which comments are shown through moderation. VoiceThreads can even be embedded to show and receive comments on other websites and exported to MP3 players or DVDs to play as archival movies. A free account can create up to three VoiceThreads.

Watch the VoiceThread presentation, What is VoiceThread Anyway ?
 * How could I use VoiceThread in a course?**
 * 1) Embed a VoiceThread player into a course as a substitute for text-based discussion forums
 * 2) Embed a VoiceThread player into a course to present a lecture or presentation that students can comment on.
 * 3) Have students create VoiceThreads and embed them in shared course space
 * 4) Consider the possibilities…

Explore a few Voicethreads created by students and teachers in the classroom or library: ooVoo is a video communication service which brings colleagues together through group video chats. You can easily communicate with others who are not on ooVoo but are online in Facebook and Twitter. Check out the ooVoo plans and credit options to take advantage of the premium features such as sharing your screen or calling landline and mobile phones.
 * Going and Coming
 * What is Bellwork?
 * Multimedia Venn Diagram
 * What is Function?
 * Measurement and Uncertainty
 * Measuring Volume of Weird Objects
 * Web 2.0 Promises and Potentials
 * The Industrial Revolution
 * Library from A to Z
 * ooVoo ** (synchronous)

Explore the [|ooVoo tutorials]. Create an oovoo account and follow the start-up information provided in the link above to create a hangout. Try out the video chat feature || ** Google+ Hangouts ** (synchronous) Chat face to face, wherever you are -- whether you’re on your computer, phone or tablet device. Host virtual meetings and increase your team’s productivity. Hangouts can hold up to 10 people and you can include powerful tools like screen sharing and Google Docs. Broadcast your conversation to the world and send it out live in front of a global audience.
 * How could I use oovoo in a course?**
 * 1) Hold a virtual meeting with your students in real time’
 * 2) Use as an alternative to in-person office hours or in-person consultations
 * 3) Study sessions, group meetings, team projects
 * 4) Consider the possibilities…

**How could I use Google Hangouts in a course?** **These resources will help you learn more about Google+ Hangouts:** 
 * 1) Hold a virtual meeting with your students in real time’
 * 2) Use as an alternative to in-person office hours or in-person consultations
 * 3) Study sessions, group meetings, team projects
 * 4) Give and/or record a lecture with screenshare capabilities (up to 10 participants)
 * 5) Consider the possibilities…
 * Watch the presentation, Google +, Fun with Hangouts.
 * Here's a few videos that explain what you can do with Hangouts.
 * Check out this link to learn [|how to create your own Google+ Hangout] . You probably already have a Google+ account. A Google+ account is created for you when you create an account for Gmail, Blogger, YouTube, or one of the other Google services.
 * Now you're ready to create your own Hangout. Find a few of your friends or colleagues and try out the video chat, video conferencing, and broadcast features.

Discovery Exercise
Select **one ** of the collaborative tools discussed in this section.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #444444; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Write a reflective blog post about how you might use the tool in your personal and/or professional life.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #444444; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">How could you use this tool in relation to your teaching or research?
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #444444; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">If you’re up to a challenge, use one of the tools to have an online meeting with your students or record a video that you could use with in your course and post it to your blog.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #444444; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Although in this section you're not required to include a link in your blog post for this exercise, however, we encourage you to share an example of how you can use these tools for your collaborative needs.

<span style="background-color: #ceecf5; color: #0b5394; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;">What Does the Research Say?
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #444444; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Capdeferro, N., & Romero, M. (2012). Are Online Learners Frustrated with Collaborative Learning Experiences? .//International Review of Research in Open & Distance Learning,// 13(2), 26-44.

Chang Zhu, C. (2012). Student Satisfaction, Performance, and Knowledge Construction in Online Collaborative Learning .//Journal of Educational Technology & Society,// 15(1), 127-136.

Healy, S. (2009-2012). Video and Online Learning. Retrieved from Wild Basin Media website on Nov. 4, 2012.

Jorczak, R. (2011). An information processing perspective on divergence and convergence in collaborative learning .//International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning,// 6(2), 207-221. doi: 10.1007/s11412-010-9104-6

Li, Y, Dong, M., & Huang, R. (2011). Designing Collaborative E-Learning Environments based upon Semantic Wiki: From Design Models to Application Scenarios. //Journal of Educational Technology & Society,// 14(4), 49-63.

Lukman, R., & Krajnc, M (2012). Exploring Non-traditional Learning Methods in Virtual and Real-world Environments .//Journal of Educational Technology & Society,// 15(1), 237-247.

Raes, A., Schellens, T., De Wever, B., & Vanderhoven, E. (2012). Scaffolding information problem solving in web-based collaborative inquiry learning. //Computers & Education,// 59(1), 82-94. doi: 10.1016/j.compedu.2011.11.010

Seltzer, L. J., Prososki, A. R., Ziegler, T. E., & Pollak, S. D. (2012). Instant messages vs. speech: hormones and why we still need to hear each other. //Evolution and Human Behavior//, 33(1), 42–45.

Zahn, C., Krauskopf, K., Hesse, F., & Pea, R. (2012). How to improve collaborative learning with video tools in the classroom? Social vs. cognitive guidance for student teams. //International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learnin//g, 7(2), 259-284. doi: 10.1007/s11412-012-9145-0