Indrani Dey is a PhD student in Learning Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, studying under Dr. Sadhana Puntambekar. At iSAT, she works with Dr. Puntambekar to investigate how students’ ...

K-12 educators sometimes use the terms “collaborative learning” and “cooperative learning” interchangeably when discussing students working together in the classroom. But the two terms carry distinct ...

While it might be tempting to view “active learning” as another educational buzzword, a large body of research demonstrates that active and collaborative classrooms produce deeper and more ...

Collaborative learning in higher education encompasses a spectrum of pedagogical approaches designed to engage students actively through interaction, shared responsibility and mutual support. These ...

Whole-Group Formation Stage' of classroom group development using two axes: 'stability' and 'activity.' The key points were to keep roles flexible rather than fixed, and to progress from a stage of co ...

Elementary teachers can have students take on different roles and work together to build a more complete understanding of new words.

Many instructors use group work to help students engage more actively with course material, exchange perspectives, and practice collaboration. When thoughtfully designed, group learning can energize a ...

The above menu of classroom activities is by no means exhaustive. Over time, instructors committed to active learning tend to develop their own repertoires and variations. The key to creating active ...