UNIT 6: Overview
Group Work and Collaborative Learning
Collaboration is defined as follows:
“Collaboration is the situation of two or more people working together to create or achieve the same thing” (Cambridge University Press, n.d.).
Source: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/collaboration
Group work is when learners work together to complete an activity. Depending on the activity, learners can be grouped with others of the same ability level or in a mixed ability group. All learners must participate and contribute their strengths to the group. It is important for the teacher to actively facilitate and monitor group work.
Think about a time that you worked as a member of a team to achieve a goal. Reflect on the following questions and share with your WhatsApp group:
- How did it feel to work as a team, in a group?
- Share some ideas about how you will plan and evaluate group work in your own class.