I posted responses to Sherry Breeden and Tiffany Wilkinson.
http://sbreeden71.blogspot.com
http://digitalworldlearning.blogspot.com
I believe that the majority of people do have a basic instinct to interact and work as a group. There are a few people, that for some reason, do not have this basic instinct. The majority of people enjoy being social and do not like working alone. People tend to work harder, if other people are dependent on them. People also like competition and by working together, there is a feeling of competition or showing others how well they can complete a task.
When people interact with other people and work together, they fill the need for socialization. They get to use their strengths and the other people make up for the weaknesses. There is not one person who is good at everything and working together helps to compensate for any weaknesses.
Constructivist principles stress collaboration and using technology would work well. Since the world has become so technologically advanced, real world experiences would be easy to come up with. Also, using technology can help make tasks more complex (Driscoll, 2005). When people learn to use technology, there is really no limit to what can be accomplished.
Driscoll, M. (2005). Psychology of learning for instruction (3rd ed.). Boston: Pearson Education, Inc.
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I tend to believe at some point everyone has a need to interact with others, but I do see your point. I also get your point about strengths and weaknesses. People working on groups can feed off each other and that helps to focus more on learning.
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ReplyDeleteI agree that people do tend to work harder when others are dependent upon them to finish their part of a project or something else. Two heads are better than one! When ever one gets stuck usually the other person or persons will have an idea to get them unstuck!:) When you work as a group you play on each others strengths and your weaknesses are made up for by others. I like group work and collaboration because of this.
Sherry Breeden
This is a good post Sharon and you've made some very valid points about how we socialize and collaborate with each other. The use of collaboration definitely does raise the level of accountability for everyone involved and ensures that everyone contributes their "fair-share" the project or task at hand.
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ReplyDeleteSharon,
ReplyDeleteThis is a good post. I find it interesting that you mentioned the individuals that appear to struggle with interacting. I have found that in this age of booming technology, I have more students with poor communication/people skills. They know how to communicate online, but have difficulty responding appropriately in face-to-face settings. Additionally, they are not able to interpret body language and facial expressions as well as older generations. Have you also found this to be the case with your students?
Sharon,
ReplyDeleteI had not thought about how people work harder when others are dependent upon them. However, what a point you raise! When one has to only answer for themselves, they choose to either do their best or not. However, when others are dependent on them, they work harder to keep from letting anyone down.
Great post!
Holly
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