Cooperative Learning for Higher Education Faculty

Author: Millis, Barbara J. and Philip G. Cottell, Jr.
Publisher: Oryx Press, Phoenix, AZ
ISBN: 897749901
Book Review Link: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1467-9647.t01-1-00060/abstract
Table of Contents: Preface

Part 1 Overviews of Cooperative Learning and Teaching and Learning
ch. 1 An Overview of Cooperative Learning in Higher Education
ch. 2 Why Change?

Part 2 Classroom Management
ch. 3 Planning a Cooperative Course
ch. 4 Managing the Cooperative Classroom

Part 3 Structuring the Cooperative Classroom
ch. 5 Beginning Structures
ch. 6 Structures for Problem Solving in Teams
ch. 7 Basic Paired Teaching
ch. 8 Reciprocal Teaching
ch. 9 Specialized Uses of Cooperative-Learning Principles
ch. 10 Using Cooperative Technology to Enhance Learning

Part 4 Assessing the Cooperative Classroom
ch. 11 Promoting Learning through Responsible Assessment
ch. 12 Using Teacher-Collected Assessment Data to Strengthen Cooperative Courses
ch. 13 Colleague-Assisted Assessment Procedures

Part 5 Supporting Cooperative Efforts
ch. 14 Supporting Faculty's Cooperative Efforts

Bibliography
Index

This definitive "how-to" book on cooperative learning at the postsecondary level is designed to serve as a vital resource for faculty who use a collaborative approach to education. It offers an overview of the cooperative learning process, including its rationale, research base, value, and practical implementation. The authors also describe a variety of approaches to cooperative learning drawn from complementary movements such as classroom research, writing across the curriculum, computer technology, and critical thinking. (From the Publisher)

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