Collaborating with Technology-Guiding the Teamwork

Guiding the Collaborative Teamwork

Sandra Howard's article, "Guiding Collaborative Teamwork in the Classroom," provides a detailed framework for methods of best guiding the process of team collaboration.   She focuses on:
  • promoting student insight into the importance of teamwork
  • forming the teams
  • helping teams maintain focus through written aids
  • distributing responsibilities wisely
  • promoting accountability and responsibility
  • promoting improved/enhanced writings skills
  • providing initial guidance and feedback
  • using record-keeping forms for organizing and planning
  • ongoing instructor feedback

Key are the forms and records used to guide and assess student collaborative work:

Utilizing or adapting some of these recommendations and records sheets will lead to effective and production collaborative efforts among your students. 

Howard, Sandra. Guiding Collaborative Teamwork in the Classroom. Effective Teaching. Vol 5, Issue 1. 

 


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