Comments on: Is Group Work Overrated?

By: KGray

KGray — Fri, 02 Nov 2018 17:03:01 +0000

Absolutely. Self reliance is important.

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By: KGray

KGray — Fri, 02 Nov 2018 17:02:17 +0000

Sarah I love those ideas! Thanks for sharing.

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By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 02 Nov 2018 16:58:54 +0000

I’m with you on hating group work. I also found that I ended up doing the majority of the work. I had a colleague present it in an interesting way though, and I’ve used it in my practice. Individual work that benefits the whole class. So in art history, each student creates a slide on an art period in a group document. They’re just responsible for their period and then present theirs to the class. When everyone is finished they have a large, group created, slideshow that they can use for studying. I also like an idea I saw online where students use one google document to take class notes together. They all contribute and can ask questions and then they have one crazy amazing set of study notes at the end. It would be neat to try with a 12 U class!

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By: ketaninkorea

ketaninkorea — Fri, 02 Nov 2018 00:34:17 +0000

Reblogged this on So, You Think You Can Teach ESL? and commented:
Some real food for thought here… while I like group work, I also think it’s important for students to learn self-control and independence, and do things by themselves.

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