The Contribution of Collaborative Tasks to the Development of Mediation Competencies through Learning Management Systems

Euphrosyne Efthimiadou

doi:10.22158/fet.v3n2p31

Abstract

In our digital era the adoption of innovative pedagogical approaches is based on the active involvement through collaborative tasks of the participants in the pedagogical process. In this context, mediation skills in the process of cultivating learning strategies play an essential role to the educational process and upgrade the contribution of the mentor-teacher, since the socio-emotional dimension of interpersonal relationships positively contributes to awareness and self-awareness. In addition, in an action-oriented approach, the creation of pedagogical scenarios through Learning Management Systems focuses on mediation skills through the exchange of experiences, skills and good practices, enabling each participant to exploit the group’s potential and to create strategic partnerships, which bring added value to the dynamic integration of the learners in social and professional frameworks.

Highlights

At the threshold of the 21st century, the development of new technological tools increasingly manifests the need for communication and interaction between people by cultivating their digital skills
In the pedagogical context, the adoption of views and attitudes is influenced by the degree of awareness of the participants and their active presence through collaborative actions, in order to cultivate mediation skills with the support of new IT systems
The Contribution of Collaborative Actions to the Development of Mediation Skills In recent years, the new pedagogical methodology which is based on action-oriented approach, suggesting a holistic method focusing on participatory models and dynamic interventions to upgrade learning, has enabled educators and learners to actively participate in the pedagogical process by developing collaborative tasks, which highlight the acquisition of more knowledge and underline the socio-emotional dimension of interpersonal relationships through the two-way relationship that is created, allowing the diffusion of ideas, beliefs and attitudes towards cultivating mediation skills and bridge differences in mindset by broadening reflexion and frames of mind

Summary

Introduction

At the threshold of the 21st century, the development of new technological tools increasingly manifests the need for communication and interaction between people by cultivating their digital skills. (2011) uses emotional strategies to combat blockages and work on problem solving by reporting 1) activation of supportive emotions, beliefs and attitudes and 2) generating and maintaining motivation In this respect, the role of mentor-teacher is considered a catalyst because it strengthens mutual trust between members of the educational community by contributing to reciprocal understanding and mutual respect, aiming to systematically guide and prepare the target group for the new challenges that arise in the social and professional surroundings. Learning Management Systems Nowadays, taking into account the fact that digital skills for using computer systems have already been integrated into the schools’ curricula, as well as in social and professional contexts, we must ask ourselves how the mediating skills can raise awareness among those involved, by promoting an active pedagogical approach In this way collaborative tasks through Learning Management Systems allow participants to act by themselves by adopting techniques as well as to aim at the development of learning strategies.

Learning Management Systems

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