Effective group work strategies for the college classroom — Faculty Focus (free report)

Group work is an effective teaching strategy whose lessons often endure well beyond the end of the course. So why do so many students (and some faculty) hate it?

This special report features 10 insightful articles from The Teaching Professor that will help you create more effective group learning activities and grading strategies, as well as deal with group members who are “hitchhiking” (getting a free ride from the group) or “hijacking” (dominating the group effort).

A sampling of the articles you will find in this report include:

Leaders with Incentives: Groups That Performed Better
Dealing with Students Who Hate Working in Groups
Group Work That Inspires Cooperation and Competition
Understanding the Group Exam Experience
Use the Power of Groups to Help You Teach
Pairing vs. Small Groups: A Model for Analytical Collaboration