May 22 Tues. For an answer to this question, join Alice Macpherson today. Learn about the basic elements of cooperative learning, explore the differences between small groups and true cooperative learning, and share ideas about how groups form and develop. Focus on strategies for teaching and implementing cooperative learning in the college classroom. An emphasis on practical applications will encourage participants to plan for their own educational context while benefiting from facilitator coaching and discussion with their peers.
Mornings focus on conceptual designs while afternoons are geared to hands-on development.
Over the week, you'll create a small module - an online learning module for your own subject area. Registration is limited to six people who can attend all sessions. Please register by May 14. Patti Romanko of the Learning Resources Centre will show you how to do fast, focused searches that pinpoint exactly what you want. Included will be a demonstration of how direct links to certain documents contained in these databases may be added to other College Web pages.