One of the great debates that Professors/Instructors have is whether or not to incorporate a group assessment. Many concerns exist related to collaborative activities, but there is research to suggest that student to student interaction is beneficial to student learning outcomes. In fact, alongside the QM rubric which has a category of learning interaction/engagement, our presentation will also include up to date research revolving around Social Learning theory. Students working together to solve problems can be an invaluable tool and we hope to demonstrate this by showing real world applications that have benefited our organization.
This session will address benefits of online collaboration, ways to incorporate QM standards, and how to mitigate concerns involved with online group work. Group work can enhance the experience of the learner, promote higher level thinking, and create a class of active learners. Collaborative activities often have the effect of students interacting more with the content, and the professor interacting more with the students. This can create a learning community within the course. Although our organization utilizes one learning management system our principles will be applicable to all attendees.
