Determining the Difference between Determining the Difference between

Collaborative and Cooperative Collaborative and Cooperative LearningLearning

““Just keep swimmingJust keep swimmingJust keep swimming” Just keep swimming”

Team 1

Jessie

Russ

Nina

Glenda

Roz

Matt

Jacki

Nina

**Index***Index***

• What is Collaboration; what is cooperWhat is Collaboration; what is cooperation?ation?

• What are the differences & SimilaritieWhat are the differences & Similarities?s?

• How do they effect team processes?How do they effect team processes?

• Which of the two is preferred?Which of the two is preferred?

• Why do we plan to collaborate?Why do we plan to collaborate? Teammates who have difficulty Teammates who have difficulty

transitioning to collaboration.transitioning to collaboration.

• Is conflict normal?Is conflict normal?

• How will we overcome difficulties?How will we overcome difficulties?

Collaborative Collaborative LearningLearning

• Qualitative learning Qualitative learning methodmethod

• Student centeredStudent centered• Respects and highlights Respects and highlights

team abilities and team abilities and contributionscontributions

• Focused on the process Focused on the process of working togetherof working together

• Student talk is stressed Student talk is stressed as a means of working as a means of working together, sharing of together, sharing of authority, and group authority, and group consensusconsensus

Cooperative Cooperative LearningLearning

• Quantitative learning Quantitative learning methodmethod

• End product is content End product is content specificspecific

• Teacher controlled and Teacher controlled and centeredcentered

• Tasks are divided and Tasks are divided and students are only students are only responsible for his or her responsible for his or her own pieceown piece

• Involves competition, usually Involves competition, usually between team membersbetween team members

• An “I” mentality instead of An “I” mentality instead of “we”“we”

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Panitz, T. (1996). A definition of collaborative vs cooperative learning. Retrieved January 24, Panitz, T. (1996). A definition of collaborative vs cooperative learning. Retrieved January 24, 2007, from Deliberations Web site: http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/deliberations/collaborative-2007, from Deliberations Web site: http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/deliberations/collaborative-

learning/panitz-paper.cfmlearning/panitz-paper.cfm

Differences and Similarities Differences and Similarities between between

Cooperation and CollaborationCooperation and Collaboration

SimilaritiesSimilarities Both are used as a Both are used as a

learning tool in learning tool in today’s society to today’s society to facilitate learningfacilitate learning

Both acquire Both acquire knowledge and social knowledge and social skills.skills.

These methods These methods involve the placing of involve the placing of individuals into teams individuals into teams

DifferencesDifferences Cooperative learning Cooperative learning

is more teacher is more teacher oriented oriented

In collaborative In collaborative learning the students learning the students are in control of their are in control of their own learning own learning

Cooperative learning Cooperative learning tends to facilitate tends to facilitate competition between competition between membersmembers

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How cooperation and collaboration How cooperation and collaboration effect team processes!effect team processes!

• Collaboration Team Collaboration Team ProcessesProcesses

– Team shares workloadTeam shares workload

• Input from everybodyInput from everybody– Can be difficult to form teamCan be difficult to form team

• Storming StageStorming Stage– Beneficial if successfulBeneficial if successful

• Final project will flowFinal project will flow

• Team as a whole generally Team as a whole generally learns morelearns more

• Cooperation Team Cooperation Team ProcessesProcesses

– Team spreads work Team spreads work outout• Little input from Little input from

other team membersother team members• Final project thrown Final project thrown

togethertogether

– Easy to form groupEasy to form group• Easier to form, but Easier to form, but

less effectiveless effective

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Why is Collaborative Learning Why is Collaborative Learning more beneficial than Cooperative more beneficial than Cooperative

Learning?Learning?• The reasons for this are:The reasons for this are:

• Collaborative learning grants much more autonomy to Collaborative learning grants much more autonomy to students.students.

• Students are in control, but the teacher or project guide Students are in control, but the teacher or project guide may be used as a resource or aide to the collaborative may be used as a resource or aide to the collaborative process.process.

• According to Mittan (1997), “collaboration is a cross-According to Mittan (1997), “collaboration is a cross-fertilization of ideas, the energizing discussion among fertilization of ideas, the energizing discussion among people with common interests and goals, the shared sense people with common interests and goals, the shared sense of accomplishments when those goals are reached.”of accomplishments when those goals are reached.”

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Why our team plans to Collaborate Why our team plans to Collaborate instead of Cooperate:instead of Cooperate:

• Working collaboratively is preparing us for the future.Working collaboratively is preparing us for the future.

• We will take the knowledge and social skills we are We will take the knowledge and social skills we are learning into our respective careers.learning into our respective careers.

• From our experiences, collaborative learning showed From our experiences, collaborative learning showed us ways to work together while using our individual us ways to work together while using our individual abilities.abilities.

• No one team member takes on all the leadership and No one team member takes on all the leadership and responsibilities.responsibilities.

• There needs to be cooperation and not competition in There needs to be cooperation and not competition in order to get work done. order to get work done.

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Is conflict normal in within a Is conflict normal in within a collaborative learning collaborative learning

environment? environment? YES!!YES!!• According to Tuckman (1965) there are five According to Tuckman (1965) there are five

developmental phases that teams experience. developmental phases that teams experience. • The second stage: The second stage: StormingStorming is characterized by is characterized by

tensiontension and and conflictconflict..• In this stage the group members experience a In this stage the group members experience a

natural emotional response to the task. natural emotional response to the task. • Behaviors that are seen:Behaviors that are seen:

– Arguing among membersArguing among members– Lack of clarity between membersLack of clarity between members– Increase in tension and jealousy.Increase in tension and jealousy.– Lack of progressLack of progress– Many other behaviors are seen and felt in this Many other behaviors are seen and felt in this

process can lead to team conflict. process can lead to team conflict.

BACKTuckman, B. (1965) Developmental sequence in small groups. Psychological Bulletin, 63, 384-399.Tuckman, B. & Jensen, M. (1977) Stages of small group development. Group and Organizational Studies, 2, 419-427.

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Teammates that have trouble Teammates that have trouble transitioning into collaborative transitioning into collaborative

learning:learning:•It is obvious that transitioning from working It is obvious that transitioning from working solitarily on projects to collaboratively working solitarily on projects to collaboratively working with others, especially others that are in essence with others, especially others that are in essence “virtual”, is going to be difficult. We have tried, “virtual”, is going to be difficult. We have tried, and are still trying, to address these problems in and are still trying, to address these problems in the following ways:the following ways:

•Having a sense of understanding and Having a sense of understanding and helpfulnesshelpfulness•*Communication!!!*Communication!!!•Devising a clear concise planDevising a clear concise plan•Executing the plan effectivelyExecuting the plan effectively

Over Coming Team Over Coming Team DifficultiesDifficulties

• DifficultiesDifficulties– Different Schedules- Different Schedules-

class, work, class, work, personal ect.personal ect.

– Attendance- Team Attendance- Team members joining members joining late, missing late, missing classes, and missing classes, and missing assignments.assignments.

– Lack of Lack of communicationcommunication

– Not coming to the Not coming to the same conclusion on same conclusion on particular particular problems.problems.

• Over Coming ObstaclesOver Coming Obstacles– As a team we will all post As a team we will all post

our schedules so the team our schedules so the team is aware of all others time is aware of all others time commitments else where.commitments else where.

– Attendance is a must, but Attendance is a must, but if a team member can not if a team member can not attend class they must attend class they must communicate with at least communicate with at least one team member and be one team member and be caught up on what ever caught up on what ever they may have missed.they may have missed.

– Lack of communication is Lack of communication is our most difficult problem. our most difficult problem. As a team we must all be As a team we must all be on the same page about on the same page about everything from chats to everything from chats to assignments. We must set assignments. We must set ground rules and stick to ground rules and stick to them with each member.them with each member.

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