Group-based Learning

On a Friday afternoon in April 2016, a group of 20 faculty and graduate students from the Romance Studies and MLCL departments met in the Geddes Center for “How to facilitate group-based learning: What do you use and what are the benefits?” Participants explore the differences between cooperative, collaborative, project-based and community-based learning and shared many innovative ideas and strategies for implementing group activities inside and out of the classroom.

I. Slides from the presenters can be viewed here:

How to facilitate group-based learning – Geddes Language Center Workshop from marklewis

 

II. A record of each break-out group’s sharing activity can be viewed here:

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III. The list of technology applications the group most readily associated with group-based learning can be found here:

1. Asynchronous: Blackboard Learn, blogs, wikis, eComma, Thinglink, and Google Docs, video-recording of skits, presentations, and other group-based activities

2. Synchronous: Adobe Connect Pro, Zoom

IV. A selection of research on this topic is provided here:

  1. Davidson, N., & Major, C. H. (2014). “Boundary cross­ings: Cooperative learning, collaborative learning, and problem-based learning.” Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 25(3&4), 7-55.
  2. Nickel, Christine E. and Richard Overbaugh. “Cooperative and Collaborative Strategies in Blended and Online Learning Environments.” Educational Communities of Inquiry: Theoretical Framework, Research, and Practice, eds. Zehra Akyol and D. Randy Garrison (IGI Global, 2013), 223-266.
  3. White, Kelsey D. “Orientations and Access to German-Speaking Communities in Virtual Environments.” Researching Language Learner Interactions Online: From Social Media to MOOCs. CALICO Monograph Series, 13: 303-32.
  4. Wood, Diana F. (2003). “ABC of learning and teaching in medicine: problem-based learning.” BMJ 2003; 326-328.
  5. Problem-based Learning. http://www.studygs.net/pbl.htm downloaded on April 11, 2016.
  6. Coalition for Community-based Schools. “Community-based Learning: Engaging Students for Success and Citizenship.” Coalition for Community Schools, Institute for Educational Leadership, 2006. http://www.communityschools.org/assets/1/AssetManager/CBL_Book_1_27_06.pdf downloaded on April 11, 2016.