MAIKT-DCL Distributed Collaborative Learning Course description

Emnet består av forelesninger, seminarer, pensumstudier, eget skrivearbeid og veiledning.

A student who has completed his or her qualification has the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student

• has advanced knowledge of concepts, components or frameworks deriving from central theories, paradigms and approaches within the field of distributed collaborative learning
• has thorough knowledge of the interrelationships between education and ICT development processes and their manifestations in international and national practices

Skills

The student

• can analyse specific issues that are pertinent to development and change of online teaching environments in their societal context.
• can analyse and deal critically with various sources of information from the field of distributed collaborative learning and apply them to structure and formulate scholarly arguments
• can analyse existing theories and methods in the field of distributed collaborative learning and work independently on practical and theoretical problems
• can carry out an independent limited research or development projects within the field of distributed collaborative learning under supervision and in accordance with applicable norms for research ethics.

General competence

The student

• can apply his/her competence and skills in the field of distributed collaborative learning in order to carry out advanced assignments and projects.
• can communicate and discuss research-based knowledge in the field of distributed collaborative learning with professionals and non-professionals
• can contribute in critical ways to the development of the field of distributed collaborative learning

The following are sub themes of the course:

• Concepts of collaboration
• Modes of collaboration

• DCL (Distributed Collaborative Learning)
• Problem-based learning for collaboration

Studentene kan velge mellom to typer eksamensoppgaver. Begge er individuelle.

Enten

• En teoretisk semesteroppgave, f. eks. en analyse av utvalgte sakprosaarbeider eller en analyse av litteratursosiologiske, etiske, kildekritiske eller andre metodiske aspekter ved sakprosa. Oppgaven skal være på 12-15 sider. Skrifttype Arial eller Calibri, størrelse 12pkt, linjeavstand: 1,5.

Eller

• En praktisk semesteroppgave bestående av egenproduserte sakprosatekst med en tilhørende refleksjonsoppgave. Oppgaven skal være på 15-20 sider. Skrifttype Arial eller Calibri, størrelse 12pkt, linjeavstand: 1,5.

Alle hjelpemidler er tillatt så lenge regler for kildehenvisning følges.

Det benyttes ekstern og intern sensor på alle besvarelsene.

Birgitte Kjos Fonn

Emnet inngår i MA-graden i sakprosa, studieretning ved masterprogrammet i medieutvikling, men er også som regel tilgjengelig for andre studenter som ønsker å utvikle seg innen sakprosaforskning eller sakprosaproduksjon med tilhørende metodisk og teoretisk refleksjon. Opptakskravene er de samme som til mastergraden i sakprosa for øvrig.

The report will be evaluated by an internal and external examiner.