Group work in the spotlight
What are we trying to achieve with group work? And what makes for a meaningful group work experience?
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Great Minds think together – a new tool for students sharing ideas
This new application – ideal for large group assignments – asks students to share short video clips to explain their ideas behind them.
Keeping it real – group work in the remote learning environment
Want to create an inviting environment for learning in group work? We recommend keeping it real, social and simple!
Keep up the group work: collaborative learning when teaching remotely
Design your online teaching to support students throughout the group work process with inspiration from these four UTS examples.
Inside the collaborative classroom: Are you entitled to your opinion?
In the first of a series of four posts on collaborative classrooms, Jo McKenzie discovers what the facilitators of the Festival of Learning Design learned about running sessions in these exciting spaces.
Facilitating group maintenance
Earlier this year Katie Duncan interviewed Jurgen Schulte and myself about a maintenance session I run in Jurgen’s class. In that interview I suggested that student groups can benefit from having some maintenance-related discussions. I also briefly outlined the three short activities that I run as part of this...
Learning about group work
It is a shared responsibility for both teachers and learners to make group work effective. Group work skills should not be assumed and need to be taught if students are to be work ready. Being an effective team member and collaborator is an important professional and personal attribute.
Group-scaping: cultivating good team dynamics for group assignments
What if there was a way to help students cultivate good team dynamics for group assignments? Enter IML’s Adam Morgan and Dr Jurgen Shulte.
SPARKPLUS: Your Self and Peer Assessment Resource Kit
How can you use SPARKPLUS to ensure fairness and equity in group work? Find out more with this recap from this year’s LX.lab Technology Showcase.
WATCH: Inclusive practice belongs at UTS
Whether it's a student, a coworker or yourself, there is most likely someone in your life who has accessibility requirements. Meet some of the UTS Access Ambassadors as they explain the importance of inclusive and accessible group work.
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