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III.
www.uwplatt.edu/~clume
is the website of the Mathematical Association of America's Project CLUME
(Cooperative Learning in Undergraduate Mathematics Education). Project
CLUME is a program for mathematics instructors at all post- secondary
levels who are interested in using cooperative learning in their classes.
The site includes an electronic newsletter, math texts suitable for the
CL classroom, ten guidelines for groupwork in math, suggestions for designing
and giving CL workshops, a prospectus for a companion to the Practical
guide to Cooperative Learning in Collegiate Mathematics, and responses
to a survey on cooperative learning.
George himself has a URL for a paper he wrote last year. Ward, C. S.
& Jacobs, G. M. (1999). Analyzing student-student interaction from
Systematic Functional and cooperative learning perspectives. Paper presented
at the International Systematic Functional Linguistics Congress, Singapore.
(www.geocities.com/Athens/Thebes/1650/SystematicFunctional.htm)
- This paper uses
cooperative learning and Systematic Functional linguistics to analyze
a transcript of student-student interaction in an elementary science
classroom. Implications are suggested as to how cooperative learning
and Systematic Functional linguistics can inform improved teaching practice.
Particular emphasis is placed on the teaching of collaborative skills.
- Here's information
about a future website!
A generous Teaching Development Grant from the University Grants Committee
has funded the Hong Kong Center for Cooperative Learning. Their mission
is to empower university faculty members throughout Hong Kong to develop
effective cooperative learning teams. They also want to support educators
in Hong Kong public schools and academics in the Chinese Mainland.
Hong Kong political, social and business leaders have argued that graduates
do not have the theoretical and interpersonal skills necessary to perform
well in today's demanding team organizations. Reforms are being instituted
to move education away from traditional didactic methods so students
may develop successful careers in the dynamic, global economy of Hong
Kong.
Many Hong Kong faculty members emphasize team problem-centered education
that develops the whole person and increases communication skills. However,
they are frustrated with helping students work together synergistically.
This January a three-day workshop led by David W. Johnson kicked off
the Center's activities and now small groups and individuals are experimenting
with cooperative learning. Also in January, Dean Tjosvold gave a workshop
on cooperative learning to MBA instructors from throughout the Mainland
in Hangzhou, PRC. Research projects are under way and a web site is
being constructed. Six academics from different universities in Hong
Kong oversee the project with Dean Tjosvold the principal investigator.
His email is TJOSVOLD@LN.EDU.HK.
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