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ERIC Number: EJ1151567
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Jul
Pages: 20
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ISSN: EISSN-1527-9316
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Implementing Collaborative Learning across the Engineering Curriculum
Ralston, Patricia A. S.; Tretter, Thomas R.; Kendall-Brown, Marie
Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, v17 n3 p89-108 Jul 2017
Active and collaborative teaching methods increase student learning, and it is broadly accepted that almost any active or collaborative approach will improve learning outcomes as compared to lecture. Yet, large numbers of faculty have not embraced these methods. Thus, the challenge to encourage evidence-based change in teaching is not only how to educate faculty about collaborative learning techniques, but how to support them as they attempt to implement paradigmatic changes in how they deliver their courses. This paper presents a multiple case study detailing the approach the University of Louisville's J. B. Speed School of Engineering used to encourage faculty in all departments to embrace the use of collaborative learning techniques, and then analyzes the impact of the approach on faculty participants. Support structures to enable faculty to implement collaborative teaching techniques, as well as the benefits participants experienced from pedagogical shifts, are discussed.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Kentucky (Louisville)
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