September 29, 2023 Group Discussion Reading Time: 4 minutes Ideas for starting group discussion, keeping it going, and evaluating learning afterwards. Categories Group Work/Teaching Comments: 0
September 26, 2023 Help Students Learn About Conflict in Group Work Reading Time: 4 minutes Idea and sample resource for building skills to have difficult conversations and address conflict in student group work. Categories Group Work/Teaching Comments: 0
March 14, 2023 When Students Are Absent from a Group Work Assignment Reading Time: 5 minutes Ideas for steps to take when a group member has been absent from a group assignment. Categories Group Work/Teaching Comments: 0
October 25, 2022 Getting Students to Participate in Breakout Rooms Reading Time: 7 minutes “[B]reakout rooms do not always magically create engagement and higher levels of learning.” (Saltz & Heckman, 2020, para. 16) Breakout groups are used as a discussion... Categories Active Learning and Engagement/Class Management/Group Work/Online Synchronous/Teaching
July 14, 2022 Pathway – Group Work as an Effective Learning and Assessment Experience Reading Time: < 1 minutes View this video introduction to the learning path to better understand some best practices for setting up group assignments, guiding groups, and marking group work.... Categories Active Learning and Engagement/Class Management/Group Work/Modes of Delivery/New Faculty/Teaching
May 25, 2022 Oral Presentation No-Shows Reading Time: 3 minutes By Elan Paulson and Kathryn Brillinger This tip provides some information about how to plan for and manage absences during in-class individual and group oral... Categories Class Management/Group Work/Teaching
January 21, 2022 Jigsaw Reading Time: 3 minutes A versatile group learning activity in which students become the “experts” and teach each other. Categories Active Learning and Engagement/Group Work/Teaching
November 24, 2021 Supporting Marked Group Writing Assignments Reading Time: 6 minutes Prepared by the Teaching & Learning team, this tip provides advice to faculty supporting collaborative group writing assignments, including reports and papers, as well as... Categories Assessing Learning/Creating Assessments/Group Work/Improving Assessments/Teaching
April 26, 2021 Rubric Items and Riders Reading Time: 3 minutes Checklist and Statements for Ensuring Academic Integrity (AI) in Submissions Statements around academic integrity share clear expectations with students. You can use the points below... Categories Assessing Learning/Group Work/Teaching
March 8, 2021 Encouraging Online Group Work Management with Microsoft Planner Reading Time: < 1 minutes Online Group Work Students’ ability to organize tasks and manage time can affect their online group work experiences. In online team situations, Hurst and Thomas... Categories Collaboration/Group Work/Tech For Teaching
