Factors to Consider When Moving a Cooperative Academic Literacy Activity Online

Chris Harwood (Sophia University, Japan)
Copyright: © 2023 |Pages: 379
EISBN13: 9781668495698|DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-6076-4.ch020
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Abstract

This chapter focuses on cooperative learning in an undergraduate English for academic purposes context and discusses the pedagogical factors that educators should consider when moving a face-to-face cooperative learning activity online. In the discussion, a text-based academic literacy activity is used to illustrate how the principles of cooperative learning should incorporate pedagogic concepts and approaches from group-based online learning to facilitate cooperative learning online. Factors within task structure, and the importance of teaching presence and social presence in fostering cognitive presence in an online learning environment are discussed. Then, recommendations for how to cultivate positive interdependence, promotive interaction, individual accountability, interpersonal and small group skills, and group processing in online activities are proposed.
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