Collaborative Learning Techniques: A Handbook for College Faculty

Author: Barkely, Elizabeth F., K. Patricia Cross, and Claire Howell Major
Publisher: Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, CA
ISBN: 787955183
Table of Contents: Part 1 Introduction
ch. 1 The case for collaborative learning

Part 2 Implementing collaborative learning
ch. 2 Orienting students
ch. 3 Forming groups
ch. 4 Structuring the learning task
ch. 5 Facilitating student collaboration
ch. 6 Grading and evaluating collaborative learning

Part 3 Collaborative learning techniques (CoLTS)
ch. 7 Techniques for discussion
ch. 8 Techniques for reciprocal teaching
ch. 9 Techniques for problem solving
ch. 10 Techniques using graphic information organizers
ch. 11 Techniques focusing on writing

App. A Key to professor names in CoLT examples
App. B Additional ideas for integrating the learning task into a curricular framework

Engaging students in active learning is a predominant theme in today's classrooms. To promote active learning, teachers across the disciplines and in all kinds of colleges are incorporating collaborative learning into their teaching. Collaborative Learning Techniques is a scholarly and well-written handbook that guides teachers through all aspects of group work, providing solid information on what to do, how to do it, and why it is important to student learning. Synthesizing the relevant research and good practice literature, the authors present detailed procedures for thirty collaborative learning techniques (CoLTs) and offer practical suggestions on a wide range of topics, including how to form groups, assign roles, build team spirit, solve problems, and evaluate and grade student participation. (From the Publisher)

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