Collaborative Learning Techniques: A Handbook for College Faculty
"For faculty who are serious about pursuing more powerful forms of student learning, this book is a must. It brings together, as no other resource does, the best that has been thought, said, and done on the topic of collaborative learning. It’s a handbook for teachers who want students to use theirheads."--Pat Hutchings, vice president, The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching"Collaborative Learning Techniquesis a clear, comprehensive, and practical guide to the what, why, and how of collaborative learning that will benefit all college teachers.Collaborative Learning Techniqueswill be a well-used reference for years to come."--Tom Angelo, coauthor with K. Patricia Cross,Classroom Assessment Techniques"Classroom Assessment Techniquesbecame the most implemented innovation of the last two decades. WithCollaborative Learning Techniques, Elizabeth Barkley and her colleagues have created a handbook that will become the most implemented innovation of the next two decades."--Terry O’Banion, President Emeritus and Senior League Fellow, League for Innovation in the Community College and author ofA Learning College for the 21stCentury"An indispensable guide to collaborative learning for teachers interested in proven strategies to enhance student learning."--Barbara Leigh Smith, codirector of The Pew Charitable Trusts' National Learning Communities Project and coauthor ofLearning Communities: Reforming Undergraduate Education"Great for current practitioners and for those wanting to learn how to incorporate collaborative learning into their classrooms. This is a comprehensive guide to what collaborative learning is, why it’s important, and how to implement it."--Barbara Gross Davis, assistant vice provost for undergraduate education, University of California, Berkeley and author,Tools for Teaching