Working as a successful team member remains one of the most important skills that employers report that they want when hiring college graduates. This means
This article first appeared in the Teaching Professor on November 25, 2019. © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. When students learn there will be group work in
There is abundant evidence that having students work in groups improves educational outcomes (R. E. Slavin, 1987; Springer, Donovan, and Stanne, 1999; R. Slavin, 1996;
A year after being thrust into virtual learning, professors and students agree online learning and Zoom classes are workable, but it is just not the
For most of us, the fall 2020 semester required a major shift in how we do our job as faculty members. We had to come
I would like to begin with one of the age-old dilemmas facing instructors. We all probably concur that teamwork is a key skill needed in
With PhD in hand, I joined the academy without any real teaching training. As I sought to establish my teaching routine and define my teaching
Higher education has recently changed in faster and more dynamic ways than anticipated. COVID-19 is an immediate factor, but the access to information is more
I recently revisited something I’ve always considered a great resource. It originally appeared in a 1992 issue of the Teaching Professor and was published then
Participating in team projects offers students the chance to develop interpersonal communication skills (Figueira & Leal, 2013), build relationships with classmates, and increase the level
