1. Possible CollectivePossible Collective
Intelligence RoadblocksIntelligence Roadblocks
and Ways to Overcomeand Ways to Overcome
Them.Them.
Amary RiveraAmary Rivera
amaryrivera@gmail.comamaryrivera@gmail.com

2. Believing all that is publishedBelieving all that is published
 Discuss with students the importance of researching andDiscuss with students the importance of researching and
analyzing sources for possible bias and credibility.analyzing sources for possible bias and credibility.
 Practice identifying biased or false statements as a classPractice identifying biased or false statements as a class
through blog or wiki posts.through blog or wiki posts.
 Need ideas to guide you? Please see:Need ideas to guide you? Please see:
Evaluating Creativity and Information on the InternetEvaluating Creativity and Information on the Internet
http://www.rbs0.com/credible.pdfhttp://www.rbs0.com/credible.pdf
An Educator’s Guide to Credibility and Web EvaluationAn Educator’s Guide to Credibility and Web Evaluation
http://www2.csusm.edu/ilast/webevalart.htmhttp://www2.csusm.edu/ilast/webevalart.htm
Evaluating Internet Search SourcesEvaluating Internet Search Sources
http://www.virtualsalt.com/evalu8it.htmhttp://www.virtualsalt.com/evalu8it.htm

3. Becoming a consumer of CollectiveBecoming a consumer of Collective
Intelligence rather than a participant is aIntelligence rather than a participant is a
knowledge communityknowledge community
 When engaging students in a project thatWhen engaging students in a project that
requires that they become activerequires that they become active
participants of a knowledge community,participants of a knowledge community,
ask that they share a copy of theirask that they share a copy of their
contribution to the community. This willcontribution to the community. This will
ensure that students contribute to theensure that students contribute to the
group’s acquisition of knowledge.group’s acquisition of knowledge.

4. ““Group Think”Group Think”
 Group Think refers to the possibility of having aGroup Think refers to the possibility of having a
homogeneous knowledge community where allhomogeneous knowledge community where all
members think alike and therefore no realmembers think alike and therefore no real
learning or discourse takes place.learning or discourse takes place.
 When creating a knowledge community in theWhen creating a knowledge community in the
classroom in order to facilitate collectiveclassroom in order to facilitate collective
intelligence be sure to group students of differentintelligence be sure to group students of different
backgrounds and beliefs. Diversity will ensurebackgrounds and beliefs. Diversity will ensure
that deeper discourse takes places as well asthat deeper discourse takes places as well as
new learning.new learning.

5. Lack of time to allow students to workLack of time to allow students to work
collaboratively to acquire knowledgecollaboratively to acquire knowledge
 Design projects based on subject matter thatDesign projects based on subject matter that
allows students to work collaboratively to acquireallows students to work collaboratively to acquire
knowledge rather than reading the textbookknowledge rather than reading the textbook
 For example, instead of reading about colonialFor example, instead of reading about colonial
America, allow students to work in smallAmerica, allow students to work in small
collaborative knowledge communities within thecollaborative knowledge communities within the
classroom and explore the topic using onlineclassroom and explore the topic using online
resources. A presentation using web 2.0 toolsresources. A presentation using web 2.0 tools
would be a great way to ensure that all studentswould be a great way to ensure that all students
acquire a deeper understanding of the subjectacquire a deeper understanding of the subject
matter while promoting collective intelligencematter while promoting collective intelligence
and knowledge communities.and knowledge communities.

6. Inadequate Number of Working ComputersInadequate Number of Working Computers
in the Classroom and at Homein the Classroom and at Home
 Allow students to use cell phones in class inAllow students to use cell phones in class in
order to access and share informationorder to access and share information
 If students do not have computers with internetIf students do not have computers with internet
access at home and would like to contribute toaccess at home and would like to contribute to
an online knowledge community allow them toan online knowledge community allow them to
bring lunch to the classroom so they may usebring lunch to the classroom so they may use
the classroom computers during lunch timethe classroom computers during lunch time
 Consider partnering students up or allowingConsider partnering students up or allowing
them to work in groups to post to the onlinethem to work in groups to post to the online
knowledge community of their choiceknowledge community of their choice

7. Inadequate Number of Working ComputersInadequate Number of Working Computers
in the Classroom and at Homein the Classroom and at Home
 Allow students to use cell phones in class inAllow students to use cell phones in class in
order to access and share informationorder to access and share information
 If students do not have computers with internetIf students do not have computers with internet
access at home and would like to contribute toaccess at home and would like to contribute to
an online knowledge community allow them toan online knowledge community allow them to
bring lunch to the classroom so they may usebring lunch to the classroom so they may use
the classroom computers during lunch timethe classroom computers during lunch time
 Consider partnering students up or allowingConsider partnering students up or allowing
them to work in groups to post to the onlinethem to work in groups to post to the online
knowledge community of their choiceknowledge community of their choice