Why struggle through setting and assessing group tasks when this teaching approach can present considerable challenges around communication and conflict? These insights offer ways to design tasks that ...

In the business world, the words "group" and "team" seem interchangeable, but smart entrepreneurs realize there are subtle – and important – differences. Recognizing these differences early on will ...

Tell you about a new student guide to effective group work developed at Lafayette College. Share how some newsletter readers start the semester. Lafayette College’s mechanical-engineering department ...

Technology opens up possibilities in group work that were once practically impossible. Using computers and advanced communication devices, your group can increase productivity and bridge geographical ...

Group work refers to learning experiences in which students work together on the same task. Group work can help build a positive and engaging learning community through peer learning and teaching.

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Most students do not know how to work in small groups, nor do they understand the value of this way of learning. Educators know that collaboration and all its different facets hold essential skills ...

In a recent survey of more than 3,000 undergraduates taking courses online during the COVID-19 pandemic, Vikki Katz, associate professor in the School of Communication and Information at Rutgers ...

(This is the third post in a four-part series. You can see Part One here and Part Two here.) In Part One, Valentina Gonzalez, Olivia Montero Petraglia, Jenny Vo, and Jennifer Mitchell provided their ...

“Why do we always have group work?” lamented one of my students. Of course, the response that immediately came to mind was “Because I am the teacher.” However, trying to be a little more diplomatic ...