In the context of our ARC project MOOCresearch2.0: A mixed-method and multidisciplinary approach to socio-cognitive conflicts in online educational platforms, we have the pleasure to welcome Prof. Miguel Angel Herrera Pavo who will deliver a talk on “Collaborative learning for virtual higher education: From face-to-face CSCL to collaborative MOOCs”.
Collaborative learning has great potential in the field of higher education because it promotes the joint construction of knowledge, as well as the development of skills related to the interaction that results in more essential learning processes. Based on a conceptual review of this type of learning, this seminar will explore, from concrete experiences, how a pedagogical model for virtual higher education can integrate it, and what its implications are. The seminar will highlight the relevance of careful planning, an adequate dynamic to form collaborative groups, the relevance of student practices related to everyday use of technologies, the change of the teaching role, and autonomy in the management of learning.