Benefits and Challenges of Collaborative Learning in Online Teacher Education

Vassiliki I. Zygouris-Coe

Source Title: Handbook of Research on Emerging Practices and Methods for K-12 Online and Blended Learning

ISBN13: 9781522580096|ISBN10: 1522580093|EISBN13: 9781522580102

DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-8009-6.ch002

MLA

Zygouris-Coe, Vassiliki I. "Benefits and Challenges of Collaborative Learning in Online Teacher Education." Handbook of Research on Emerging Practices and Methods for K-12 Online and Blended Learning, edited by Tina Lane Heafner, et al., IGI Global, 2019, pp. 33-56. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8009-6.ch002

APA

Zygouris-Coe, V. I. (2019). Benefits and Challenges of Collaborative Learning in Online Teacher Education. In T. Heafner, R. Hartshorne, & R. Thripp (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Emerging Practices and Methods for K-12 Online and Blended Learning (pp. 33-56). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8009-6.ch002

Chicago

Zygouris-Coe, Vassiliki I. "Benefits and Challenges of Collaborative Learning in Online Teacher Education." In Handbook of Research on Emerging Practices and Methods for K-12 Online and Blended Learning, edited by Tina Lane Heafner, Richard Hartshorne, and Richard Thripp, 33-56. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8009-6.ch002

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Abstract

Demand for online learning is increasing in US colleges and universities. Learning does not occur in a vacuum; students learn independently and collaboratively. But, is there room for collaborative learning in online courses? This chapter presents information on how a teacher educator designed and implemented collaborative learning in a developmental reading online course for preservice and inservice educators in grades P-12. The author presents details on course design issues, instructional practices, benefits, and challenges associated with collaborative learning in this online course, and implications for further development and evaluation of collaborative learning in teacher preparation programs. The author also provides recommendations from lessons learned for promoting collaboration in online teacher education courses.