Supporting confusion resolution in a social learning enrivonment

Learning physics concepts can cause confusion in the learners as situations that they have been exposed to are now analyzed through a new lens that might not fit their initial model. Multiple studies support the use of collaborative groups for students to engage in physics learning in a productive way. In this workshop, we will explore some strategies to support students who engages in a physicis learning environment based on group work. We will explore socio-metacognition as a framework to provide students with tools in their learning process. Socio-metacogniton refers to how the group monitors and regulates their interactions and collective learning processes; the focus is based not on content regulation but on the regulation of collective learning processes to create shared understanding.

During the workshop, we will present you with two different tools to assess and support students' learning process. The goal is to examine the tools, the feasibility of its use, and engage in the exploration of data collected in real classroom settings. We will foster spaces of collaboration amongst participants to better support the individual goals development. If times allows it, we will engagein the exploration of video data to better observe the micro-patterns of socio-metacognition during students' interactions.

We recognize the benefits of collaborative learning environments and how social interactions can be complex. Therefore, we consider we need to expand the conversation and tools we implement in a collaborative leraning environment. This workshop will be facilitated with the lens of the benefits and complexities it takes to self regulate in a social environment and providing grace to participants and facilitators of any given learning environment.