Social Learning Theory

The power of students working together can be great! Instead of just constructing something on their own, the social learning theory suggest that students should collaborate with others while doing this construction. This week I learned about a number of strategies to assist in this process that can be used with technology.

The Voice Thread is an excellent tool that allows students to make a product similar to a powerpoint. Some of the differences however include that students can add their own voice comments to uploaded pictures and receive comments from other students all over the world. This seems like not only an excellent tool to assess students or construct things, but also to have them interact with their classmates, other students in their school and students across the world.

Jigsaw is another strategy that stuck out from this week's resources. I believe that when a person is required to teach something, they are more likely to learn more about the subject! Jigsaw requires students to work with a small group collaborating and collecting information about a particular subject. Students then move to a second group where they teach the group about their topic. This strategy could also be used with technology as students could conduct research on the internet, construct a powerpoint show to present their information, or even compile pictures about a particular subject!