This presentation will focus on how we support collaboration in two brand new asynchronous programs at the Columbia University School of Professional Studies. The pedagogical framework for both programs is problem-based learning.
We will be exploring this topic from three different interconnected perspectives: instructional design, educational technology, and student data insights. We will share how we have leveraged these three perspectives to empower collaboration using a rubric designed to optimize group dynamics, peer-to-peer reflection, and individual skill development.
Topics covered in the presentation will include: 1) How we at Columbia SPS design problem-based learning in asynchronous master’s level programs; 2) How we address the challenges of asynchronous group work and collaboration; and 3) How we leverage student data insights to facilitate iterative teaching practice, instructional design, and educational technology implementation.