27-electronic I hate group work

“I hate group work!” : 

“I hate group work!” What are the advantages and disadvantages of working with other? What are the most common complaints about group work from students and from faculty? What can we do about them? Does anyone know what we’re doing?

Learning from group work : 

Learning from group work

A little fun : 

A little fun First try the quiz on your own Then try it with two other people. How did the scores/experience compare?

Trivial Pursuit Quiz : 

Trivial Pursuit Quiz Where is Mount Fuji? What US city is famous for Jazz and Creole food? What is the national symbol for Canada? What Shakespeare play is about a son’s revenge for his father’s murder? What sport is most widely played worldwide? What is the name for the process that produces sex cells? Who composed “the Moonlight Sonata”? What country borders on Portugal on the north? What nation’s capitol is Bangkok? Who was the first space traveler? How many teaspoons are there in a tablespoon? What are the colors of the Olympics rings? What are the colors of the Mexican flag? What causes earthquakes? Is Antarctica bigger or smaller than Australia?

Answers : 

Answers Japan New Orleans The maple leaf Hamlet soccer meiosis Beethoven Spain Thailand Yuri Gagarin Three Black, blue, red, green and yellow Red, white and green Tectonic plate shifts Bigger

What did you observe about the group vs individual work? : 

What did you observe about the group vs individual work?

What theories say about groups? : 

What theories say about groups? Cognitive processing theory Explain to understand More retrieval cues Reconstruction of memory stimulated Social Cognitive theory Zone of proximal development Interaction with others provides models Solving more complex problems promotes self-efficacy

What theories say about groups? : 

Constructivism/socioconstructivism All learning is construction by the learner All learning is based on interaction Social psychology theory Peer pressure Peer support What theories say about groups?

Common pats and pans about groups that what you’ve heard : 

Common pats and pans about groups that what you’ve heard Pats – It works because: Pans – It doesn’t work because:

Let’s problem solve around groups in groups. : 

Let’s problem solve around groups in groups. Using the “pans” that we just listed, Each group will adopt a “pan” and put it to rest. Prepare a list of points that will help faculty deal with each of the “pans”. Report out to the whole group. But first………..

What was your reaction when I said we’d work in groups? Be honest. : 

What was your reaction when I said we’d work in groups? Be honest. Why did you have that reaction? What would alleviate that reaction short of not using groups?

Pan 1: : 

Pan 1:

Pan 2: : 

Pan 2:

Pan 3: : 

Pan 3:

Pan 4: : 

Pan 4: