{"id":379,"date":"2020-10-03T15:12:06","date_gmt":"2020-10-03T22:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0114\/?p=379"},"modified":"2020-10-03T15:12:06","modified_gmt":"2020-10-03T22:12:06","slug":"group-2-final-summary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0114\/group-2-final-summary\/","title":{"rendered":"Group 2 Final Summary"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear All,<\/p>\n

Group 2 would like to thank you for your deeply engaged participation during this past week\u2019s learning. You were introduced, through asynchronous and synchronous learning tools, how to manage and facilitate diverse learning perspectives and conflicting ideas within an online learning environment (Monsell, 2020, para. 1). The week started with a three-day asynchronous discussion to answer two questions:<\/p>\n

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  1. If a discussion among learners were to become heated or emotionally charged, should the facilitator jump in to shut down the conversation? Or is it beneficial to the learning to see how it plays out?<\/li>\n
  2. Recognizing that conversation styles, such as argumentative, peacekeeping, collective, passionate, etc., can be culturally based (Ross, 2013), what can a facilitator do to moderate these different communication styles to ensure each student\u2019s authentic voice is still heard?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The discussion was well attended and provided many diverse opinions whilst respect for each others\u2019 viewpoints were sustained throughout. During the asynchronous discussion, most individuals demonstrated a position of concurrence-seeking discussion behaviour, about 2\/3, while only 1\/3 demonstrated clear diverse or conflicting ideas. The discussion posts revealed that some participants have either not thought of or not deliberately included intellectual conflict within their facilitation environments. The discussion revealed many individuals pointing out that conflict, as a term of both behaviour and deeper meaning, is a highly dynamic concept. Moreover, discussions revealed that conflict can indeed offer beneficial learning opportunities for instructors and facilitators. Johnson & Johnson (2009) stated, \u201cintellectual conflict is that spark that energizes students to seek out new information and study harder and longer\u201d (p. 37). It was always our intention to light a spark within all of you; to successfully demonstrate not only an appreciation for constructive controversy, but to allow you to actively engage in respectful discourse throughout the week.<\/p>\n

    Although, the discussions started with only 1\/3 demonstrating clear diverse or conflicting ideas, this percentage rose to over fifty percent when everyone participated in the synchronous online session. This is a significant jump in the amount of constructive controversy taking place in the week, perhaps showing that people required time to digest the information and research posed to them and for them to process said information prior to either consciously or unconsciously participating in sharing diverse\/conflicting ideas. Perhaps individuals had a requirement to first feel safe within the online environment within the group, prior to opening up \u2013 all interesting possible reasons for sure.<\/p>\n

    During the online synchronous learning, you all were asked to brainstorm facilitator strategies for authentic conversations that will support positive and successful online learning through experiential learning, reflection, and discourse. This was accomplished through splitting everyone up into break-out rooms within collaborate. Please see the infographic below to see what you brainstormed as a class.<\/p>\n

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    By the end of the week, everyone was asked to reflect on the learning from the past week and complete a short blog post. The blog posts did not disappoint the Group 2 facilitators and we encourage everyone to read them to add to your learning and comprehension. The main consensus revealed that most people thought the week to be very thought-provoking and highly interactive. Here are some notable quotes from the Blog Posts:<\/p>\n

    \u201cMy initial reactions are that conflict is unproductive\u2026reflecting, I see value in constructive controversy\u201d<\/p>\n

    \u201cThis is a lesson that will have a lasting impact on me in terms of inspiring me to promote constructive discourse among my own learners\u201d<\/p>\n

    \u201cThis week has made me realize that [constructive controversy] can be a valuable tool\u201d<\/p>\n

    I learned \u201cthe importance of recognizing personal biases and the notion of building \u2018safe, not brave\u2019, learning spaces\u201d.<\/p>\n

    \u201cI found the Johnson & Johnson (2009) reading to be really valuable in that it gave me a better vocabulary for what is happening in the classroom.\u201d<\/p>\n

    The end of the week clearly demonstrated that everyone, in one way or another, was able to actively learn and participate in the learning of others. Participants were able to safely divulge and explain diverse and unique opinions in regards to all the topics at hand. Group 2 would like to thank you for your participation and hope you all learned something new on the topic of constructive controversy. Perhaps now, it is not something you automatically avoid, but with the help of the co-created facilitator strategies learned this week\u2026it is something in fact, you are able to successfully incorporate into your own teaching or unique learning environment.<\/p>\n

    Sincerely,<\/p>\n

    Group 2<\/p>\n

    Johnson, D. & Johnson, R. (2009). Energizing learning: The instructional power of conflict.\u00a0Educational Researcher<\/em>,\u00a038<\/em>(1), 37\u201351. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3102\/0013189X08330540<\/p>\n

    Monsell, C. (2020, September 20). Group 2 \u2013 Final facilitation plan [blog post]. Retrieved from https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0101\/group-2-final-facilitation-plan\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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