Collaboration in Distance Education Storyboard

Introduce Dr. Pratt	Still picture of Dr. Pratt followed by screen shots featuring some of his co-authered books Overview of his credentials and his contribution to the field on distance education
Introduce Topic- Collaboration in Online Learning Environments	Provide Dr. Pratt’s definition of collaboration while playing clips of student working on computer
Importance of collaboration for community building	Video of students working together on a project Video of teachers working together
Discuss effects on student cognition and learning	Video of classroom with students participating in computer-based collaboration
Discuss collaborative knowledge building	Video of elementary students showing each other how to use mobile devices
Students’ views of collaborative learning outcomes	Clip of students providing feedback
Students reluctant to contribute	Video of student alone while others are working together
Technological challenges	Image of computers disconnected
Instructor’s role in developing a collaborative learning environment- Talk about instructor role change in online environments versus f2f	Video of teacher using a learning management system and chatting with students Talk about changes in assessment methods
Talk about changes in assessment methods	Screen shots of video of a Learning Management discussion thread and activity tracking system
Online collaboration tools for teaching and learning	Clip of students using web 2.0 tools to collaborate
Question: What is the future of collaborative learning?	Last screen capture