Reflection #5

When it comes to cooperative and collaborative learning is a method in which involves students to intact with each other. For example having students work together in groups on a project or helping one another with class work or homework. So far I have learned that there are a number of methods and techniques used to teach a classroom. Collaborative learning is a technique teachers used so that students team up together to search for questions or creates significant assignments. In Collaborative learning students work in a group discussing a shared task. They usually work in small groups and are reasonable for their own individual work as well as their group work, which will be reviewed. However, in collaborative learning students don’t really interact on one to one bases, they work together with students from other schools or with students on the internet in which they share a project together. On the other hand, Cooperative learning is more of a face to face method were the groups work and learn as a team. In the cooperative there are three important things that need to be included. First the students require feeling secure but at the same time feeling like it’s a challenge. Second, the students should be divided into small groups, this way each student is able to contribute to the project. Last, the assignment given to the groups should be without a doubt understood and defined.
In addition, both cooperative and collaborative learning provide a number of benefits not only for the students but for the teacher. These learning techniques allow students to participate frequently. It also gives the opportunity for teachers to learn something new from the students. It can also offer students to interact with each other and share there own experiences and knowledge. In all the benefits of collaborative and cooperative learning is that it can be utilized in every subject matter. It is essential that teachers are able to use these types of technique in their classroom so that students are allowed to network together to cater to diverse learning habits. Overall, I believe that both of these methods are very useful fro teachers. I personally like the fact that the students are graded each for their own work even though they have worked in collaboration with each other. Finally, I as a teacher will certainly be implementing these methods of learning to my classroom.