Transparency in Student Teamwork: Walking around the classroom using GoogleDocs

Lisa Rapple

Linda Treinish

Kevin Dean

What we will be sharing?

• What is GoogleDoc , what is it good for? Lisa Rapple• What are some simple uses, complex uses? Lisa

Rapple• How does GoogleDoc integrate with LMS? Lisa

Rapple• An example of a simple use: Class collaboration to edit a

document - Kevin Dean• An example of a more complex use: Teams collaborate

to create a new document - Linda Treinish• Housekeeping items such as where to get instructions

and tutorials, what to consider for archiving student work - Lisa Rapple

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What is a GoogleDoc?

(click on the image) 3 minute video

Collaborative work in a F2F classroom

Discussions originated in F2F classrooms, they were either undocumented or scribed. The team could share the document, but can not view at the same time, unless…. They used a flipchart.

A true collaboration of the document was awkward.

Collaborative work in an online classroom

Discussion Board provides order and a place to discuss, BUT how does the group share a document? Usually by e-mail or by posting chunks of data. There is no shared workspace synchronous or asynchronous. Usually a “leader” will collect input and collate the document. Students tend to chunk the assignment into smaller individual assignments.

Collaborative Document in an online classroom

Individual work blends with other individuals to become collaborative. Editing and original work overlaps. Discussion may take place on the document or in a discussion board, however students tend to want to discuss in the same space that they collaboratively work.

Collaborative Document in an online classroom: how do we do it?

The owner initially creates the document, spreadsheet, or PowerPoint.

(Instructor or student representative)

The owner shares the document, spreadsheet, or PowerPoint with collaborators.

How do we do this in a secured Learning Management System??

Sharing a Collaborative Document in an online classroomA simple page link or “embed”

Sharing a Collaborative Document in an online classroomA simple page link or “embed” Team controlled- in a folder

Kevin Dean’s online course:Class collaborates to edit a document

Linda Treinish’s online course:Teams collaborate to create documents

WITHIN ANGEL, each image and link is controlled by team enrollments, so when a student is assigned to a team will they see the link and image:

Team 1 view: Team 2 view: Team 3 view:

The students first attempt at collaboration using GoogleDoc

Using GoogleDoc to write a team paper

https://docs.google.com/document/edit?id=17SuAc3l7fgZBL3jxhLVS2YUklS9WzwGX9O0w9obc3pg&hl=en&authkey=CN3o16sI#

Organizing: Creating a Template

https://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AeoGIqKjz9G2ZGY0bjNybTZfMGhkZ200dnQ5&authkey=CKTuj5ME&hl=en

Using GoogleDoc to gather information

Collating Survey Data

Survey Results:

https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Ahg3gWdJBA9kdG03N3F2NUo5ZFAwYmhGamQxcTBlenc&hl=en#gid=0

What are the classroom implications?

(click on the image) 4 minute video