Collaborative learning for music students Faculty Spark - View, reflect and apply
Last updated on 25/02/2020
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Description
Professor Don Lebler shares his experience using online, formal, self and peer assessment to enhance collaborative learning for Bachelor of Popular Music students.
Challenge
Collaboration was identified as an essential component of the assessment process with the Bachelor of Popular Music students to enable them to share feedback and refine their musical ideas and strengths. By encouraging collaboration with others, students had the potential to learn valuable skills in developing self assessment and monitoring their own work.
Approach
Using BoPMAT (Bachelor of Popular Music Assessment Tool), Professor Lebler's students are encouraged to upload their musical work for peer assessment after they have self assessed it first. Groups then meet to discuss the work and how it relates to what the student is trying to achieve in their material. The process is open and honest with the scale of what is expected becoming transparent and encouraging of higher standards.
Outcomes
By using this approach, the standard of work that is being submitted has improved with students working collaboratively and supportively of each other. The expectations of the assessments are made explicit and clear with more students interacting online and building the necessary skills to self assess and self review their work. This encourages musical growth as they review and monitor their own work in the future.
Implement
The following video is a recording of Don's presentation at Celebrating Teaching Week 2015, talking about using BoPMAT in his assessment.
Next Steps
Even though this was based on a music focus, the idea of collaboration and Collaborative learning applies to other study disciplines. If you would like to discuss other collaborative tools for your teaching practice, please contact Learning Futures to discuss.
Please Note:
BoPMAT (Bachelor of Popular Music Assessment Tool) is no longer used at Griffith.
Consider contacting your Learning and Teaching Consultant to discuss similar approaches that might enhance your teaching practice.
Support Resources
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Celebrating Teaching Week 2015 New Worlds of Assessment - Professor Don Lebler
Professor Leblor discusses his use of BoPMAP to foster collaborative learning between Bachelor of Popular Music students
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PUBLICATION - The BoPMAT: Bachelor of Music Popular Music program (2015)
In this chapter Don provides a description of the functions of an innovative bespoke online assessment application.
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Engaging and Empowering Pedagogies (P2). Getting Started with VLE tools and the Course Design Standards.
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Arts, Education and Law
Queensland Conservatorium
Professor Don Lebler
3735 6266
d.lebler@griffith.edu.au
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1493-4635
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Learning Futures
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Preferred Citation
Collaborative learning for music students. Retrieved from https://app.secure.griffith.edu.au/exlnt/entry/2925/view
(2020).