Effective Group Work Strategies for the College Classroom Now Available from Faculty Focus

Jan. 23, 2009 - PRLog -- Madison, Wis. – Faculty Focus, a website for higher education professionals, today announced the release of a free higher education report. Effective Group Work Strategies for the College Classroom was developed to help college faculty improve collaborative learning techniques and outcomes.

Group work can create powerful learning experiences for students. From understanding course content to developing problem solving, teamwork and communication skills, group work is an effective teaching strategy whose lessons may endure well beyond the end of a course. And yet, ask students what they think of group work and the responses will be less than enthusiastic. Until now.  

To download the report Effective Group Work Strategies for the College Classroom, go to http://www.facultyfocus.com/free-report/effective-group-work-strategies-college-classroom/  

Effective Group Work Strategies for the College Classroom features 10 articles that will help faculty create more effective group learning activities and grading strategies, as well as tips for dealing with group members who are “hitchhiking” (getting a free ride from the group) or “hijacking” (dominating the group effort). Here’s a sample of the articles in the report:

  • Leaders with Incentives: Groups That Performed Better
  • Dealing with Students Who Hate Working in Groups
  • Group Work That Inspires Cooperation and Competition
  • Use the Power of Groups to Help You Teach
  • Pairing vs. Small Groups: A Model for Analytical Collaboration

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