Teaching in a Collaborative Classroom

Many UWT faculty members have found innovative ways to utilize the collaborative classroom in their teaching to enhance student learning and encourage group participation.

Teaching Tips: Suggestions and Ideas

• "U"- shaped formation for seminar/discussion format
  
  

• Fishbowl for small group discussions
  
  

• Dividers used for small-group brainstorming

  
  

• Group work of many sizes and shapes--pairs, in 3's in 4"s , sixes, or
  groups of 10. 

  
  

• The wireless keyboard and mouse-- pass among the students so that more than one person can be writing/scribing for the group.
  
  

• Modifying the room to match the mode of instruction, students are actively involved in learning.