Collaborative Learning (Peer/Group Work)

Peer Teaching (learning) involves student learning from and with each other in ways which are mutually beneficial and involve sharing knowledge, experience and ideas between participants.

— David Boud, et al., Peer Learning in Higher Education: Learning from and with Each Other, 2001

• Confessions of a Converted Lecturer: Eric Mazur [Video, 5 min.] — Eric Mazur, Harvard University
  • Mazur describes his well-renowned approach to peer learning that includes a flipped classroom and the use of Student Response Systems
• Fostering Agency in Learning Toolkit, Course Design page, Flipped Learning Model section — Western Washington University 

• Case Studies [Video] — The K. Patricia Cross Academy, University of Alamaba 
• Commonly Asked Questions about Teaching Collaborative Activities — Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence, Penn State
• Implementing Group Work in the Classroom — Centre for Teaching Excellence, University of Waterloo
• Enhancing Learning -and More!- Through Cooperative Learning — Barbara J. Millis, Idea Paper 38, The Idea Center
• Team-Based Learning Collaborative — University of Florida

• Are They Really Ready to Work? Employer's Perspectives of the Basic Knowledge and Skills of the 21st Century Employee — Jill Casner-Lotto & Lind Barrington 
  • Report of data from a 2006 survey conducted by the Workforce Readiness Project Team
• What Are Best Practices for Designing Group Projects? — Eberly Center, Carnegie Mellon University
• Group Work — Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning, Indiana University Bloomington
  • Organizing groups and designating roles
• Group Work — University of California, Berkeley 
• Group Grid [Video] — The K. Patricia Cross Academy, University of Alabama 

• Analytic Teams [Video] — The K. Patricia Cross Academy, University of Alabama
• Implementing Group Work in the Classroom — Centre for Teaching Excellence, University of Waterloo
• “Am I Participating Enough?” (“What Do Your Peers Say?”): Small Group Peer Assessment As An Alternative To Class Participation Grades — Stewart L. Arnold, National University of Singapore
• Update Your Classmate [Video] — The K. Patricia Cross Academy, University of Alabama
• Working with Students in Groups — Center for Teaching and Learning, University of California, Berkeley
• 10 Recommendations for Improving Group Work — Maryellen Weimer, Faculty Focus, September 2014

• CATME — Purdue University 
  • Research-based tool for assigning teams and assessing performance on group projects
• How Do I Manually Create Groups in a Group Set? — The Instructure Community 
  • Video, or instructions with pictures, on creating groups in Canvas
• Padlet — An online bulletin board tool for sharing content (images, videos, documents, text, etc.) See also these examples of education-related Padlets.
• Discussion Forums — Ideas from Innovative Teaching Showcase 2014: Blended Learning, Western Washington University
• Google Docs — Innovative Teaching Showcase 2014: Blended Learning, Western Washington University
  • Explanation with ideas for ways to use Google Docs
• Wikis — Innovative Teaching Showcase 2014: Blended Learning, Western Washington University
  • Explanation with ideas and sample assignments

• Benne and Sheats' Group Roles — Mindtools
• Leading Change: Setting the Criteria for Effective Dialogue — ThoughtBridge
• Teamwork Skills: Being an Effective Group Memeber — University of Waterloo
• The Dozen Cooperative Learning Roles — Kagan Cooperative Learning
• What is Netiquette? A Guide to Online Ethics and Etiquette — Webroot

• CATME Peer Evaluation Tool — Purdue University 
• Rubric for Cooperative and Collaborative Learning — ReadWriteThink 
• Group and Self-Assessment Tool — Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence, Carnegie Mellon University
• Rubric for Teamwork — Jiles, Huba, et. al, Winona State University
• Teamwork VALUE Rubric — Association of American Colleges & Universities

• Barkley, Elizabeth F., et al., Collaborative Learning Techniques: A Handbook for College Faculty (Second Edition), Jossey-Bass, 2014.
• Boud, D., Cohen, R., and Sampson, J. (2001) Peer Learning in Higher Education: Learning from and with Each Other. Sterling, VA: Stylus.
• Mazur, Eric. (1996). Peer Instruction: A User's Manual. Des Moines, IA: Prentiss-Hall.
• Ender et al. (2010) Students Helping Students: A Guide for Peer Educators on College Campuses.San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
• Johnson, David R. and Johnson, Roger T. Learning Together and Alone: Cooperative, Competitive, and Individualistic Learning (5th edition), Allyn & Bacon, 1998.

• Active Learning Toolkit
• Discussion Strategies