Group items tagged

Thanks to Sirin for pointing this out (Learning with Computers, Message #5331, Sun Jan 18, 2009 3:16 am)

An "investigation of how to improve the procedure of known (or new) pedagogical activities for asynchronous delivery" (header, tagline, 2009.02.12)

"Even in traditional classes students may do little or no work but get the same grade as their more industrious colleagues, and serious conflicts may arise between teammates with varying levels of ability and senses of responsibility. The problems may be even worse when groups are virtual and don't have the self-regulating capability provided by face-to-face meetings. It is therefore particularly important in distance classes to adhere to the defining principles of cooperative learning, especially positive interdependence (if anyone fails to do his or her part everyone loses in some way), individual accountability (all team members are held accountable for all the material in the assignment), and regular self-assessment of team functioning."