Resources

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Social Justice Educator Training | Community, Equity and Diversity (unh.edu)
A UNH workshop that provides training for UNH faculty, staff and graduate students in diversity awareness and social justice. The eight hour training…
Type: Website
Course Design Inclusive Teaching
Small Group Teaching: Tutorials, Seminars and Beyond (Exley, K. and Dennick, R.)
Theory-based practical advice on small group teaching and examples of practice across disciplines. Topics addressed: foundations and dynamics of …
Type: Book
Teaching and Learning Strategies Collaborative Learning
Setting up and facilitating group work: Using cooperative learning groups effectively (Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching)
Features of informal and formal cooperative groups, a brief review of the underlying theory of group work and its effectiveness, and guidelines for…
Type: Website
Teaching and Learning Strategies Collaborative Learning
Team-based learning (Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching)
An overview of a team-based learning module, including group formation, out of class readings for preparation, in-class individual and group…
Type: Website
Teaching and Learning Strategies Active Learning, Authentic/Case/Project/Problem Based Learning, Collaborative Learning
The Impact of Peer Assessment on Academic Performance: A Meta-analysis of Control Group Studies (Double, K.S.; McGrane, J.A. and Hopfenbeck, T.N.)
A meta-analysis of experimental and quasi-experimental studies that evaluated the effect of peer assessment on academic performance in primary,…
Type: Article
Assessment and Feedback Peer Assessment
Peer assessment (Iowa State University Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning)
Describes formative and summative peer assessment, discusses three types of peer assessment (formative feedback, peer grading, and peer assessment of…
Type: Website
Assessment and Feedback Peer Assessment
Three Keys to Using Learning Groups Effectively (Michaelson, L.)
Discusses three fundamental principles for successful learning groups: (1) promoting individual and group accountability, (2) using assignments that…
Type: Article
Teaching and Learning Strategies Collaborative Learning
Guidelines for Using Groups Effectively (University of Michigan Center for Research on Learning and Teaching)
This article provides strategies for effective management of group activities during the planning stages, implementation, and after. 
Type: Article
Teaching and Learning Strategies Collaborative Learning
Zoom: Using a breakout room for group work and student collaboration
This article covers enabling breakout rooms, account settings, group settings, user settings, using breakout rooms.
Teaching and Learning Strategies, Technologies for Teaching and Learning Active Learning, Collaborative Learning, HyFlex (Concurrent), Online Courses, Web Conferencing, Zoom
Student attitudes toward group work among undergraduates in business administration, education, and mathematics (Gottschall, H. and Garcia-Bayonas, M.)
This study measured students' attitude towards group work. "Free riding" and the difficulty in coordinating schedules were identified…
Type: Article
Teaching and Learning Strategies Collaborative Learning
Migrating Successful Student Engagement Strategies Online: Opportunities and Challenges Using Jigsaw Groups and Problem-Based Learning (Amador, J.A. and Mederer, H.)
Describes the transitioning of two common strategies to engage students in the classroom – jigsaw groups and problem based learning – from face-to-…
Type: Article
Teaching and Learning Strategies Active Learning, Authentic/Case/Project/Problem Based Learning, Collaborative Learning
Team-based learning: Small-group learning’s next big step (Michaelsen, L.K.; Sweet, M.; and Parmelee, D. X.)
Essential elements of TBL, social foundation: students accountable to students, enhancing professional education with TBL, peer assessment and…
Type: Book
Teaching and Learning Strategies Active Learning, Authentic/Case/Project/Problem Based Learning, Collaborative Learning
Collaborative Learning Techniques: A Handbook for College Faculty (2nd Edition) (Barkley, E., Major, C., & Cross, K. )
The authors guide instructors through all aspects of group work, providing a solid grounding in what to do, how to do it, and why it is important for…
Type: Book
Teaching and Learning Strategies Active Learning, Collaborative Learning
Ten Tips for Fostering Effective Online Discussions (Johns Hopkins University)
This resource includes information on integrated assessment, providing instructions/expectations, integrating research and citations in discussions,…
Type: Website
Teaching and Learning Strategies Active Learning, Discussion
Best Practices for Large-Enrollment Online Courses, Part 2: Managing groups, peer review, and other peer-to-peer interactions (Arizona State University)
Managing large enrollment classes online.
Type: Website
Teaching and Learning Strategies Collaborative Learning, Online Courses