Mikael Åsberg shares a scheme where future machine engineers trains each other in technical drawing. A system with controlled peer review provides less correction work for the teacher, more time with the students for dialogue and reflection and better quality of the students’ drawings. And the scheme is useful far beyond the subject of technical drawing!
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Plan an intro session online
How do you set up a really good online course introduction ? What elements should it contain? In which order? How do we keep the students interested? How do you design a good session schedule, one that also function well when leading the session together with colleagues? Here is a commented example that can also work as a template.
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How large should a study group be?
Continue reading “Group work: How large groups?”How do you use group work in your particular course?
What is the purpose of the group work in your course? Microgroup, crossgroup, side task or course progression?
Continue reading “How do you use group work in your particular course?”Group work as a form of work
Group work is not a “refreching change from just a lecture”, but a powerful form of work when people learn something new. Here are some good reasons to choose group work. And a risk to keep an eye on.
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What is best? To let the students take care of group division themselves, to let them wish for group colleagues, or as a teacher to single-handedly arbitrarily decide who works with whom?
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Students were offered to do small assignments during the course. These assignments gave them extra points at the final examination. The purpose was to motivate them to engage in a relatively extensive course literature written in English. It turned out that the more assignments that students did, the better they also scored at the assignments in the final exam. (Swedish only.)
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Can groupwork be used for examinations? Is it possible to give individual grades? Are there other ways to use groupwork in teaching?
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