500 Tips on Group LearningIncluding sections on creative thinking, problems in groups, feedback mechanisms, dealing with conflict, and gender issues within groups, this volume is designed to aid educators and trainers to create more effective group learning situations. |
Contents
Things going wrong can be good group learning | |
Group learning means motivation wanting to learn | |
Action learning sets | |
Tutorless groups | |
Be a group member yourself | |
Team teaching | |
Exercises | |
Ringing the changes | |
Postit exercise on how people learn | |
Feedback exercise for groups | |
Behaviours of a good leader | |
Group learning includes following | |
Benefits of group learning | |
Getting groups going | |
Preparing learners for group work | |
Ways of forming groups | |
Group size considerations | |
Getting groups started | |
some ideas | |
Establishing ground rules | |
Reducing the bystander effect groups | |
Creating group cohesion | |
Setting shared goals | |
Particular group learning contexts | |
Tutorials | |
Tutorials for adult distance learners | |
Home groups | |
Postits and flipcharts | |
Virtual group work | |
A case study | |
processes for groups | |
Conflict in group work | |
Gender issues in group work | |
Assessing group learning | |
Take the simplest path | |
Divide and concur | |
Add differentials | |
Add contribution marks | |
Add more tasks | |
Test them orally | |
Test them in writing | |
Further Reading | |
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