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’ ...

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 ...

K-12 educators sometimes use the terms “collaborative learning” and “cooperative learning” interchangeably when discussing students working together in the classroom. But the two terms carry distinct ...

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

A note-taking method where different students are assigned to take and share notes with the rest of the class. Promotes: Class discussion, learning and comprehension, and can provide equitable ...

Editor's note: This is the first of a two-part series looking at how to design collaborative spaces for schools, written by an architect with extensive experience in the field. When architects discuss ...

At the Wurtele Center for Collaborative Leadership, we are in a constant state of learning and exploration around the nuances and strategies of collaborative leadership. Below are some resources that ...

Collaborative learning in practice is being adopted internationally and nationally for student nurse placements as an alternative to one-to-one mentoring. It works on coaching, rather than mentoring, ...

Academic instructors, hired for their content expertise, are rarely trained in skills like classroom facilitation or community-building. But successful collaborative learning requires a degree of ...