Thursday, November 10 ~ 3:00-4:30pm EDT
Webinar Description
Research has found that students who experience group work in their college classrooms retain more information, are more satisfied with their classes, and have increased persistence in college (Braxton, Milem, and Sullivan, 2000). Group work is an effective teaching strategy for the college classroom, so why do so many instructors and students dislike it? Learn about the benefits and barriers to group work and effective strategies creating, facilitating, and assessing group work in the college classroom. Participants will receive a list of resources including sample rubrics for assessing group work.
Objectives
By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
articulate the benefits and barriers to group work.
explore the best uses of group work.
describe effective group facilitation strategies.
identify strategies for handling "slackers".
develop assessment tools for group work.
Who is the Speaker?
Debra Runshe is an Instructional Development Specialist at Indiana University. She assists staff and faculty in addressing complex teaching and learning issues relating to teaching methods, assessment, and the use of instructional technology. Her dedication to quality teaching, has led to her involvement in many national endeavors. As a member of the Carnegie Foundation's CASTL Program: Scholarly Inquiry about Active Pedagogies cluster group, she explored active learning pedagogies in universities across the nation and presented the findings nationally. She has been involved in several grant projects funded by: Fund for the Improvement of Post Secondary Education (FIPSE), National Science Foundation (NSF), and Department of Education (DOE). Presently, as a member of Cohort VI of the Inter/National Coalition for Electronic Portfolio Research she is exploring the use and best practices in portfolio learning. She is also participating in the FIPSE project: "Connect to Learning: ePortfolio, Engagement, and Student Success," a nationwide educational innovation project focused on exploring and strengthening best practices in ePortfolio pedagogy.
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