Telecollaborative Learning

     Telecollaborative projects develop student's critical thinking skills in many ways. Students must first gain knowledge of the subject matter in order to do anything with it. Collaborating with students from other countries increases students knowledge that they most likely wouldn't receive otherwise. The keypal example shows how students from Canada exchanged information with students in Australia to figure out what a "vegemite" is. The telecollaborative projects also allow students to teach, also in the vegemite example. Teaching is one of the best ways to learn because it shows how much you really know of the subject.
     In another one of my education classes we are studying different ways to approach learning, rather than the usual teacher dominating the classroom with her whiteboard and rules. The telecollaborative learning allows students to create their own projects, be in charge of themselves, and really get involved with what they are doing. People learn different ways and this one other way to be able to communicate with students gives them just one more way to achieve success. Students are able to go from the bottom of the pyramid, knowledge, all the way to the top, evaluation, when they are done with their projects and/or communicating with students from other places. Print Page in IE