Students often avoid discussing how they’re working together in a group, especially if the subject is the group’s effectiveness. I think we sometimes forget how
Most teaching careers last for years; for many of us, a lifetime. With noses to the grindstone, we don’t usually take stock of where we
Names matter. We have linguist S. I. Hayakawa to thank for making clear why: language influences how we think and act. And although it is
Here’s how collaborative notes typically work: on a rotating basis, students (usually one or two) take notes during class and then post them online. The
The importance of small group dynamics is hard to overstate. Group functioning directly influences how well students learn the content, what they learn about working
We know what skills we want college students to learn. We list them in institutional mission statements, descriptions of our programs and majors, and our
Vivid memories of a writing professor persist. I credit him with teaching me to write, and by that, I mean he got me seeing the
Discussing course content with your classmates requires a different kind of conversation than the casual exchanges that occur between students. It’s harder to talk when
How students discuss content in courses continues to be a concern Whether the exchange occurs the classroom, in a group, or online, most of us
“One of the best ways to be bad at something is to tell yourself that you are bad at it” (Holmes, 2021, p. 293). This
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