Since furniture cannot be moved and time is limited, an important step is structuring the large class so students do not have to move to be in their cooperative learning groups. It is important that members of a learning group sit closely enough that they can share materials, maintain eye contact with each other, talk quietly, and exchange ideas in a comfortable atmosphere. Choose the cooperative learning technique. There are many cooperative learning strategies. A question is posed to students before class.
Students think about the question and a response before class.
In class, students pair with a member of their group to discuss their responses and write a pair response. Students then share their pair response with the other pair in their group and refine a response for the group. The group shares its response with the whole class. The class critiques, analyzes, and discusses the group responses. I have used this technique in helping students analyze cases and for analyzing hypotheticals.