domingo, 28 de agosto de 2011

Collaboration 2.0- Do We really Educate Better 2gether?

There are a lot to benefit from the teacher collaboration. It helps to incorporate new teaching strategies, improve and spread  teaching skills, team-work abilities, gain confidence in your knowledge, skills and abilities; respect for others, have the opportunity to share ideas, valuable resources and get feedback, increase enthusiasm and it can even bring career rewards and I think the most importantly, there is a positive relationship between the teacher collaboration and student success.
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But; do we collaborate the same way with our colleagues as we collaborate with other networked educators from different countries?
Unfortunately, I won’t be able to answer this question with a ‘Yes!!’ Still, there are a lot of teachers around me who don’t believe the importance and the benefits of using technology and Web 2.0 tools and for worse, thinking that technology is just a waste of time and a threat.