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Content tagged: collaborative learning

Three Ways to Increase the Quality of Students' Discussion Board Comments

Article: Friday, February 26th, 2010

As more and more courses go online, interaction and knowledge building among students rely primarily on asynchronous threaded discussions. For something that is so central to online learning, current research ... Read full story »

Designing an Effective Collaborative Wiki Project

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Get Tips on How to Use Wikis Effectively in the Classroom Designing an Effective Collaborative Wiki Project Creating collaborative projects for students has always been a challenge. But with today’s busy ... Learn more »

Millennial Faculty Are Coming. Are You Ready?

Article: Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

There’s been quite a lot written about students who are part of the Millennial generation (people born in 1980 and later), and their impact on teaching and learning throughout the ... Read full story »

Promoting Collaborative Learning in Online Courses

Article: Friday, June 5th, 2009

One of the biggest problems with doing group projects online (and face-to-face) is student resistance, says Jan Engle, coordinator of instruction development at Governors State University. “One of the best ... Read full story »

Nine Strategies for Using IM in Your Online Course

Article: Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

Instant messaging can be an effective online learning tool that can build community and foster collaborative learning. The following are some suggestions from Debby Kilburn, computer science professor at Cero ... Read full story »

Using Collaborative Teams In and Out of Class

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Incorporate self-reflection and assessment into the teaming process Using Collaborative Teams In and Out of Class Research tells us that learners benefit when they collaborate in teams. This teamwork helps develop learners’ ... Learn more »

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