1. Group Project Design

2. On the horizon… 2/15: Curriculum approval form for HIT infusion into healthcare programs Questions?

3. Pros and cons of group projects? Please type in the chat box: 1. What are the benefits of collaborative learning activities? 2. What have you experienced in terms of the negative aspects of group projects?

4. Research on collaborative assignments Research on face-to-face collaboration and a meta- analysis of virtual collaboration suggest that under appropriate conditions, students can learn more together than individually. (Ruth Colvin Clark, 2011) Learners tend to report higher satisfaction in training experiences that include interactions with other learners. More research is needed on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning

5. Strategies for effective group projects http://www.cmu.edu/teaching/designteach/design/instructionalstra tegies/groupprojects/index.html

6. Address teamwork skills Please type in the chat box: What types of skills should this include?

7. Create interdependence Create shared goals/have teams compete with each other Assign roles and responsibilities What else?

8. Individual accountability Peer evaluation Individual plus group submission What else?

9. Additional factors Assignment that benefits from collaboration, e.g., complex problem that doesn’t have just one correct answer Heterogeneous groups Appropriate tech tools/virtual workspace Structured projects with assigned roles and responsibilities Intermediate deadlines