Active Learning Group work Teachers 
Faculty Focus
JULY 15, 2025
A costly misconception is that pedagogical approaches in higher education must be lecture-based and teacher-led. Instead, it is an educator’s responsibility to design cooperative learning structures that facilitate comfort and collaboration regardless of grade level. With transparent directions, every student knows exactly what to do.
Faculty Focus
JULY 15, 2025
A costly misconception is that pedagogical approaches in higher education must be lecture-based and teacher-led. Instead, it is an educator’s responsibility to design cooperative learning structures that facilitate comfort and collaboration regardless of grade level. With transparent directions, every student knows exactly what to do.
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Edsurge
OCTOBER 29, 2018
Guidebooks to structure group work. These active learning strategies can work in any course—for any major, in any discipline. Some of the most dynamic thinkers and doers in education today are pioneers in active learning. YouTube videos for extra credit. A tattoo writing exercise. Vocab riddles.
Scholarly Teacher
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
Gabriele Pinto , Baylor University Key Statement: Implementing elements of active learning into a large course may seem daunting task, but think-pair-share aided by quizzing and clickers can be done in any size classroom. Depending on the classroom setup, group work can also be chaotic and auditorily overwhelming.
eSchool News
AUGUST 13, 2024
In elementary education, incorporating hands-on activities, promoting group work, and using visual aids are crucial for effective learning. Hands-on activities (i.e., Group work fosters collaborative learning through projects and discussions, thereby encouraging students to consider different viewpoints and ideas.
Cult of Pedagogy
OCTOBER 1, 2023
It’s pretty well known in educational circles that cooperative learning is supported by research, but so many teachers still struggle with it, so when things don’t work well, they give it up. Here’s how it works: Students make “appointments” with different peers at specific times.
eSchool News
JANUARY 15, 2020
Multimedia learning tools play an important role in classrooms in a number of ways–including, but not limited to, boosting creativity, encouraging student engagement, and helping students learn to collaborate. Natural leaders may emerge during group work as part of a team presentation assignment.
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