Cooperative Learning/ Small Group Discussion

Web Resources

Cooperative Learning

 

 

 
  • Theory

http://www.successforall.net/index.htm
Success for All Foundation (SFAF)
A nonprofit organization dedicated to the development, evaluation, and dissemination of proven reform models for preschool, elementary, and middle schools, especially those serving many children placed at risk. (Robert E. Slavin)

http://www.ericdigests.org/pre-9211/cooperative.htm
Cooperative Learning Strategies and Children
Summary of Slavin’s ideas on cooperative learning.

http://www.ed.gov/pubs/OR/ConsumerGuides/cooplear.html
U.S. Department of Education Consumer Guide
Brief, practical summary of cooperative learning ideas with links for further information

http://www4.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/users/f/felder/public/
Dr. Richard Felder, Hoechst Celanese Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering at North Carolina State University.
Resource page for active and cooperative learning

http://www.ericfacility.net/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed370881.html
The Essential Elements of Cooperative Learning in the Classroom
Overview of cooperative learning with references.

http://www.sheridanc.on.ca/coop_learn/cooplrn.htm
The Cooperative Learning Network
A broad range of resources to theory, people, and discussion forums (but at last visit many dead links).

Implementation and Practical Ideas

http://www2.edserv.musc.edu/connections/millis.html
& http://www.idea.ksu.edu/papers/Idea_Paper_38.pdf

(Old:http://www.utc.edu/Teaching-Resource-Center/CoopLear.html)
Barbara J. Millis, PhD, Associate Director for Faculty Development, United States Air Force Academy, Facilitator
Content is taken from materials presented at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Instructional Excellence Retreat, May 1996. Includes list and explanations of techniques.

http://www.geocities.com/Paris/LeftBank/3852/cooplearn.html
Cooplearn
Retired French Teacher (Pete Jones) offers a number of cooperative learning activities for the language classroom.

http://www.jigsaw.org/
The Jigsaw Classroom
Introduction to the cooperative learning technique with a focus on reducing racial tension in the classroom.

http://cspace.unb.ca/nbco/pigs/modules/
PIGS SPACE
Co-op lesson plans related to the New Brunswick Curriculum…variety of disciplines and age groups…submissions encouraged.

http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/tl/index.html
Teaching and Learning on the Web
Here you will find over 922 examples of how the web is being used as a medium for learning

http://www.usc.edu/dept/garden/
The Tele-Garden
Good example of interactivity and collaboration in one site. Grow a garden spot via distance technologies.

http://edweb.sdsu.edu/people/bdodge/Active/ActiveLearning.html
Active Learning on the Web
A “how to” lecture on web-based active learning strategies with samples and powerpoint slides.

  • Tests/Assessments or Scales

http://www.evergreen.edu/washcenter/resources/acl/index.html
Washington Center’s Evaluation Committee
This Handbook provides a set of assessment tools for college teachers and staff involved in collaborative learning and in learning communities.

 

  • Listservs/Discussions

http://home.capecod.net/~tpanitz/starterpages/discussions.html

http://ifets.ieee.org/maillist.html

http://www.edgateway.net/cs/ege/forum/cs_disc/816?x-maxdepth=0






For more information about this course, e-mail:cjbonk@indiana.edu, E-Learning Professor Curtis J. Bonk,
Department of Instructional Systems Technology, School of Education, Indiana University, Bloomington.


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