Collaborative and Cooperative Learning

5.2 Assessing and selecting appropriate learning materials

Students learn best when they are actively engaged in their own learning. Collaborative Learning is an active form of learning that requires two or more people to solve a problem together. Collaborative Learning is beneficial for students because it allows them to make the most of their strengths and skill set as a contributing group member, but also, because working in teams or groups is crucial in most work environments. Here are some suggestions for using collaborative and cooperative learning in your face-to face, hybrid and online classrooms.

Effective Group Work for Active Learning

• A Lone Wolf’s Approach to Group Work
• Cooperative Learning: Students Working in Small Groups
• Facilitating Effective Group Work in the Learning Environment, Dana Lennox, Algonquin College Professor
• Implementing Group Work in the Classroom

Engaging your Students in Discussion

• Class Discussion: Getting Students to Listen and Respond to Each Other’s Comments
• Using Class Discussion to Meet your Teaching Goals

Interactive Learning Strategies

• E-Journaling Achieving Interactive Education Online
• Summarizing Strategies to Use in the Classroom
• Understanding the Flipped Classroom: Part I
• Understanding the Flipped Classroom: Part II