Support Interaction→ Collaborate and Reflect→ Support online group projects
Group projects enable collaborative learning and peer-to-peer instruction where students working together in groups to enhance their own and their peer’s learning.
Making small groups work
- Design: Carefully consider the desired learning outcomes, the benefits, and drawbacks of using collaborative group work, and then choose the most suitable type.
- The design of online group projects should be goal-oriented.
- Group size: Groups of five to six students work well. Groups larger than six can get unwieldy and dilute students’ experience, while groups of four generally tends to divide into pairs.
Resources
Student group work in educational settings
Group work: Using cooperative learning groups effectively
