Collaborative learning techniques : a handbook for college faculty / Elizabeth F. Barkley, Claire Howell Major, K. Patricia Cross.

By: Barkley, Elizabeth F [author]
Contributor(s): Major, Claire Howell | Cross, K. Patricia (Kathryn Patricia), 1926-
Language: English Series: The Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education seriesPublisher: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass & Pfeiffer Imprints, Wiley, [2014]Publisher: c2014Edition: Second editionDescription: xvii, 417 pages ; 28 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781118761557 (Paper)Subject(s): Team learning approach in education -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | College teaching -- Handbooks, manuals, etcDDC classification: 378.1/2 LOC classification: LB1032 | .B318 2014
Contents:
Part 1. Establishing the context. Collaborative learning: coming to terms with the term -- The case for collaborative learning -- Part 2. Implementing collaborative learning. Designing the learning task -- Orienting students -- Forming groups -- Helping students facilitate group work -- Evaluating and grading group work -- Avoiding and resolving problems --Part 3. Collaborative Learning Techniques (CoLTs). Discussion CoLTs -- Reciprocal teaching CoLTs -- Problem solving CoLTs -- Graphic organizing CoLTs -- Writing CoLTs -- Game CoLTs.
Summary: This landmark book introduces the concepts and principles of collaborative learning and then goes on to present specific techniques and exercises organized according to learning objectives. It explains how to form groups, assign roles, build team spirit, deal with problems, and promote and assess participation. Each exercise is carefully described and illustrated through examples, and is accompanied by critical information regarding its complexity, time needed to complete it, variations, appropriate locations, and pointers for effective use. --Publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Part 1. Establishing the context. Collaborative learning: coming to terms with the term -- The case for collaborative learning -- Part 2. Implementing collaborative learning. Designing the learning task -- Orienting students -- Forming groups -- Helping students facilitate group work -- Evaluating and grading group work -- Avoiding and resolving problems --Part 3. Collaborative Learning Techniques (CoLTs). Discussion CoLTs -- Reciprocal teaching CoLTs -- Problem solving CoLTs -- Graphic organizing CoLTs -- Writing CoLTs -- Game CoLTs.

This landmark book introduces the concepts and principles of collaborative learning and then goes on to present specific techniques and exercises organized according to learning objectives. It explains how to form groups, assign roles, build team spirit, deal with problems, and promote and assess participation. Each exercise is carefully described and illustrated through examples, and is accompanied by critical information regarding its complexity, time needed to complete it, variations, appropriate locations, and pointers for effective use. --Publisher.

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