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Teamwork and Cooperative Learning—Part 2
The success of cooperative learning groups depends on both the instructor and the students. Instructors must coach students and provide groups with guidance as well as introduce methods of group work. Students must accomplish their team’s goal and their own individual goals. This week’s Teaching Tips focus on both instructors and learners.

This Week's Tips

The Instructor's Responsibility for Cooperative Learning (Monday)
As the instructor, you have a responsibility to create a learning environment and to coach each cooperative learning group. Here are a few guidelines you’ll want to follow: Motivate each student independently and each group as a whole. State the goals of learning groups clearly. Regardless of each group’s activities, you need to teach the fundamental concepts. Interact with and guide each group.

More Guidelines for Instructors and Cooperative Learning (Tuesday)
Here are some more guidelines for fostering successful cooperative learning groups: Act as a resource for groups as they require your intervention and knowledge. Monitor each group and each student’s individual behavior. Evaluate the group process. Provide a rubric for individual evaluation as well as for group evaluation. Create a group learning environment, and define processes of learning for cooperative learning groups.

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The Student's Responsibility for Cooperative Learning (Wednesday)
The student has a responsibility to the group to use his or her abilities to help accomplish the group’s goal and to also be responsible for his or her own learning. Have students follow these tips for successful group interaction: Each member of the group must contribute ideas. Students must understand they are responsible for their own learning and for the learning of all members of their group. Students must have tolerance for all members of their group.

More Guidelines for Students and Cooperative Learning (Thursday)
Here are some more guidelines for students to make cooperative learning groups successful: Students must draw on their originality and creativity and also the strength of the group as a whole. Students must learn to communicate effectively with other members of their group. Students need to recognize that diversity and differences among group members enrich the group. Students are to foster cooperation within their group.

Cooperative Learning as a Way to Grow (Friday)
Cooperative learning offers an opportunity for students to experience a learning method that allows them to expand their current thinking. Teamwork and cooperative learning groups engage students in an active learning process at higher levels of thought processes. Studies show that students learn faster and retain more information when they are engaged in their own learning process. Students learn from each other as well as from you.



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