Suchi Rudra is a writer whose work has appeared in The New York Times, BBC and Vice, among other publications. The future of learning is collaborative, and the modern classroom is starting to reflect ...

While it might be tempting to view “active learning” as another educational buzzword, a large body of research demonstrates that active and collaborative classrooms produce deeper and more ...

Students taking assistant professor Dr. Zoe Cohen’s immunology course shuffle into their afternoon lecture in the same way as many of their fellow students. The only difference is that, instead of a ...

The debate over online versus in-person classroom learning in K-12 education rages on, driven by concerns over student engagement, academic performance, and social-emotional development. Advocates of ...

Indrani Dey is a PhD student in Learning Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, studying under Dr. Sadhana Puntambekar. At iSAT, she works with Dr. Puntambekar to investigate how students’ ...

“A structured form of small group problem solving that incorporates the use of heterogeneous teams, maintains individual accountability, promotes positive interdependence, instills group processing, ...

Using computers to support student collaboration has significant positive effects on their learning, according to a comprehensive new review of more than 400 research studies conducted since 2000. The ...

Katrina Hankins is the literacy coach at Roebuck Elementary in Spartanburg, SC. Katrina also serves as a summer reading-camp teacher in schools across Spartanburg District 6. Dawn Mitchell serves in ...

Beyond think-pair-share While the think-pair-share template remains a trusted staple, the repertoire of active learning strategies is endless. Below are some examples of in-class activities that can ...

Collaborative learning in college is an instructional approach where students work together in small groups to solve problems, complete tasks, or discuss concepts. It emphasizes shared responsibility, ...