Collaborative Classroom - CP105

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

Faculty Perspectives - More coming Soon!

Stern Neill, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Milgard School of Business

"The size of the space and flexibility of the furniture
enables us to do many different types of activity, depending on our
goals for a lesson, often doing several different configurations of the
space within one class session."

"In a discussion, an issue comes up and we invite someone to get
on-line and find out the answer immediately and report out to the group. This also facilitates them teaching each other how to do on-line
research--much better than giving a lecture on how to do research."

"Building short power-point presentations as a followup to a
discussion, or extension of a discussion..  Students, usually in groups
of 6, came up with some amazing powerpoints when we assigned each group
a different topic related to the unit on 19th vs. 20th c views of
nature. They became "experts" teaching each other through about a 30
minute exercise in groups, using the computers"

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

"I arrive a few minutes early and have 'trained' the class to arrange
the room in a U-shape at the start of class."

"Students are empowered to configure the room in a manner that best
suits their learning in realtime. By modifying the room to match the
mode of instruction, students are actively involved in learning."

Anne Beaufort, Ph.D.

If you have taught in CP105 or have utilized flexible learning spaces in your teaching and would like to share your expereinces, please contact Academic Technologies.