Group Work: An Evidence-Based Teaching Guide
This article provides an overview of an online, evidence-based group work teaching guide published by CBE-Life Sciences Education (LSE). It is recommended that you read the article below to understand what is included in this guide and how to effectively use this resource when determining when and how to use group work in your course.
How to access and use the Group Work Teaching Guide
The guide is meant to aid you in understanding the benefits of group work, defining formal versus informal group structure with supporting research literature, and example tasks that you can employ in your course.
Navigate to LSE’s Group Work Evidence-Based Teaching Guide
Enlarge the Group Work Guide and scroll to the bottom
Click on the How to Use This Guide link found in the bottom left-hand corner to access navigation details
Review how to navigate the guide to access recommendations, literature, and resources
Instructor Checklist
The instructor checklist within this teaching guide contains a summary of choices that should be considered when implementing formal group work in a course. The recommendations are based on the literature provided within the selected LSE Evidence-Based Teaching Guide, Group Work for the purposes of this article.
Related Information
Group Work Teaching Resources by The University of Texas at Austin’s College of Natural Sciences
Using Group Projects Effectively by Carnegie Mellon University’s Eberly Center
Need more help? Try eCampus Center Faculty Development.
Suggest more topics by contacting onlinecourseresource@boisestate.edu.