Social Learning in the Classroom

Introducing Spiral

A suite of collaborative apps that enrich learning and help teachers make the most of personal devices in the classroom

Individual Assessment of learning

Passive

Active Collaborative Assessment for learning

“At the heart of Spiral concept lies pedagogy, around which technology has been designed. This is truly transformative and will enhance teaching and learning throughout the UK and beyond.”

Ian Loynd, Assistant Headteacher, St Teilo’s High School

Social learning involves learning with other people, and learning from one another.

Sharing ideas and knowledge allows all learners to construct knowledge as a group.

Social learning

EdTech resources – including learning management systems, social media, and learning apps - have helped facilitate social learning.

Social learning and technology

Collaborative learning

Collaborative learning allows students to build upon each other’s knowledge.

It’s suitable for classroom environments because smaller groups can be formed to collaborate on specific activities, such as group projects or discussions.

Use social mediaSocial media and learning management systems are great tools for learning. They provide an online platform where users can share ideas to facilitate collaboration.

Social media

Collect and share

resources

Submit a question

Comment on posts

Blogging

Peer reviewing

Peer reviewing is an effective way for work to be assessed by another learner. It’s also a great skill to know how to assess work according to a mark scheme or rubric.

Increase engagement

Increase engagement levels by launching interactive learning activities.

Get students to use their personal devices to take part in activities, such as educational games. Everyone gets involved, creating a truly social learning experience.

Share resources

When you share resources, you’re sharing the learning experience.

Create a platform for you to share resources with your class, which everybody can comment on or add their thoughts to.

Launch discussions

Whole-class or small group discussions are a great activity for encouraging all students to contribute to class.

But verbal discussions are hard to learn from, as there’s often no record of what’s been said.

In order to make it truly collaborative, use an app such as Quickfire by Spiral to keep a record of all contributions. Students can thus build their knowledge and assess their progress.

How Spiral Works

Social learning allows students to collaborate and learn from one another.

Social learning can be facilitated by sharing resources; increased communication; and high engagement levels.

Conclusion

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