The Role of Collaborative Learning in the Online Education

Abstract

Collaboration or teamwork is indispensable in today’s workplace. The continual and increasingly rapid change in the external environment requires professionals equipped with unique skill sets to work together and solve problems collaboratively. It is the higher education institution’s responsibility to prepare students for the necessary skills expected by the employers. Collaborative learning is an active learning approach that two or more students team up toward common goals. The knowledge and product are created through the active, social, and engaging process. Students develop communication, interpersonal, metacognitive thinking, and problemsolving skills, as well as their understanding of the diverse perspectives for real-world profession-related situations. Furthermore, working in a team could reduce student’s feelings of isolation in the online learning environment. As such more and more online programs incorporate collaborative learning into their curricula. In this paper, the benefits, challenges, and solutions to challenges in collaborative learning are presented and discussed.

Exploring online teaching and learning challenges for the technical and vocational education and training lecturer

“…However, there was a lack of interaction with patience and ICT technical glitches experienced during learning. Online learning may reduce opportunities for interaction and collaboration among students, hindering the development of teamwork and interpersonal skills (Lu & Smiles, 2022). Lecturers face challenges in promoting engagement, facilitating group work, and fostering a sense of community in virtual environments.…”

Co-création apprenants-éducateurs : un argument en faveur de l’amélioration de l’évaluation authentique dans la formation en soins infirmiers

“…Mannisto et al (2020) conducted a systematic literature review of collaborative learning in digital environments and found that it enhanced nursing student problem-solving skills, competence, and engagement in learning. Likewise, in other disciplines and contexts collaborative learning and problem solving is considered an effective strategy for improving learner cognitive, social, and affective skills (Lai & Wong, 2021;Lu & Smiles, 2022).…”

Integrating Collaborative Learning into Semantic Mapping Strategy to Boost Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension Achievement

“…As a means of overcoming the above issues, according to the researchers, in order to teach vocabulary and reading comprehension, teachers must use collaborative learning that is integrated into a semantic mapping strategy. which requires students to interact and work together in groups that have a small size, made up to four-members of different level of knowledge [26] [27]. Through group collaborative learning integrated with semantic strategy, students can construct a deeper understanding and reach a consensus [28] [29].…”