Asia EdNet Tutorial - Module 5
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Working together - Collaborative
projects using the Internet |
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Why collaborative projects? 
Starting up or participating in collaborative Internet projects might seem to be too difficult and time-consuming. Yet, they are becoming increasingly popular. Why do teachers and students bother?
Task 3 - Benefits of collaborative projects
Consider the following questions and make notes of your responses:
- What general benefits might there be from students using the Internet in the classroom?
- Why do we want students to learn to work together, particularly across cultures?
- What benefits are there from Australian students using the Internet (as opposed to other forms of communications) to work with students in Asia?
 A print version of these questions is available.
Read some other informed opinions, such as those of Australian teacher, Joanne Tate. A summary of this article is available.
You could also read the comments of Yvonne Maria Andres http://www.globalschoolhouse.org/teach/articles/advan.html). A summary of Andres' article is available.
For a more philosophical view, see the article by Margaret Riel (http://www.gsn.org/teach/articles/netasplace.html). A summary of Riel's article is also available.
Make a note of any points in any of the articles that are new to you.
An Australian teacher's experiences (http://www.edna.edu.au/sibling/learnit/casestudy_19.html, Maria Cooke)
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