Designing Successful Group Work Using Feedback Fruits
Why do students often resist group work and other collaborative exercise? How can we transform their experience into one that fosters meaningful collaboration and deeper learning? In this interactive workshop, we will explore the common frustrations with group work, some pedagogical and administrative challenges for group work and student engagement, and how structured collaboration and collaborative technologies such as Feedback Fruits can help overcome them.
Presenters:
Cecilia Lo, Senior Educational Technologist (Innovation) - Digital Education Team
Cecilia works across Brunel to innovate digital education. Equally well-versed in pedagogy and in digital technology, she researches and disseminates effective digital pedagogies, contributes to strategic planning and the driving of digital education initiatives in her role. Before joining Brunel in July 2024, she has previously worked at King’s College London and the University of Chicago. She holds a B.S. in Biochemistry and an M.A. in Music from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is a PhD Candidate (All-But-Dissertation) in the Department of Music at the University of Chicago.
Caitlyn Lee-Mei-Jin Merry, Learning Technology Manager - Digital Education Team
As a Learning Designer, Educator and Academic Practitioner, Caitlyn is passionate about leveraging the power of digital learning to transform education. Caitlyn studied Archaeology and Human Rights Law at UBC and SOAS, and is teacher trained, graduating from University College London. After working in the legal and tech industries, Caitlyn obtained a Master’s degree in Social Innovation from the University of Cambridge in 2018, and has since worked at Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, and the University of Suffolk.
This aims of this workshop align with AdvanceHE's Professional Standards Framework 2023 (PSF2023), in particular:
V2 Promote engagement in learning and equity of opportunity for all to reach their potential
V5 Collaborate with others to enhance practice
K4 Appropriate use of digital and/or other technologies and resources for learning
A1 Design and plan learning activities and programmes
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Participants will:
- Distinguish the difference between "group work" and true collaboration.
- Explain how collaborative learning can engage students in active and deeper learning.
- Identify opportunities for introducing collaborative elements such as social annotation, group work, and peer review into their teaching practices.
- Design structured collaboration that promotes active engagement, diverse viewpoints, and deeper learning.
- Evaluate how technologies such as Feedback Fruits can support social annotation and other collaborative processes and use them in a pedagogically-sound way.
The session will include 'hands-on' activities and time to apply these concepts to your own teaching modules.
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