In a recent survey of more than 3,000 undergraduates taking courses online during the COVID-19 pandemic, Vikki Katz, associate professor in the School of Communication and Information at Rutgers ...

Group work refers to learning experiences in which students work together on the same task. Group work can help build a positive and engaging learning community through peer learning and teaching.

For many small group actions an 'affinity group' is the most effective organisational form. This is a page of information about affinity groups, their structure, uses, history and advice. An affinity ...

It’s hard enough to control your own life, let alone somebody else’s. Yet many of our classes rely on group collaboration that requires every member to contribute. Naturally, this causes problems when ...

A few years ago, we hired an adjunct professor to teach a three-hour night class. After a few weeks, he came to us in frustration because he couldn’t get the students to discuss the material, and when ...

Everyone has a group project horror story. Maybe you had a classmate who got away with doing none of the work. Or maybe a group member doubled down on doing something incorrectly. For the really ...

On a recent Saturday, I stared at my group’s ongoing assignment for English class, getting lost in thought and wondering if anyone else in my group would work on it over the weekend. As a high school ...

In May, when one of my daughters returned home from her sophomore year, I asked her to sum up how she felt about college life at the halfway point. Socially, after months of disruption caused by the ...

Group projects can be a challenge for many students, especially those new to college. They might prefer working alone, worry about others not pulling their weight, or feel group work slows progress.