Experimenting collaborative teaching in a virtual learning environment: a case study

The conceptual framework of this paper refers to team teaching as "a creative and thoughtful mechanism for fostering a dynamic student-centred learning environment", as Partridge and Hallam (2005) considered. Our practical experience concerns the development of two online courses following the ADDIE model. Their conception is summarized in six steps: analysis of the virtual learning environment, reflection on course design, e-teaching and team teaching, syllabus definition, implementation, assessment, monitoring and evaluation. The experience ended in June 2008 and a reflection was carried out immediately afterwards. The activities accomplished show how successful knowledge sharing is in cooperative teaching and how cooperation in a teaching team can empower and facilitate teachers' (as well as learners') work.