Tag: collaboration

Managing Group Work

Reading Time: 2 minutesGroup work can be valuable for learning, and challenging to manage and support. These suggestions aim to provide clear ideas of how to best manage group work. Value Group Work Use Group Work as a Deliberate Learning Tool Construct Groups Carefully Create a Group Contract Students benefit from co-creating a team contract: how they will handle absences, late or non-completion...

Hypothesis

Reading Time: 4 minutesMany courses are using Open Education Resources (OERs), websites, online articles or videos from YouTube as course materials instead of traditional textbooks. The low cost and high flexibility of these kinds of course materials make them favoured with learners and educators alike (Smith-Jaggars, Folk & Mullins, 2018). But how can we ensure students are applying effective studying techniques or create...