In the working world, most successful ventures are group projects. No car is manufactured by a single person, no airplane is built and flown by one person, and no surgery is performed by a single ...

Dear Reader: If you’re working on a group project, how can you ensure you’re not doing all of the work? Ah, it’s a common conundrum. In an ideal world, you’ll collaborate with colleagues and crush the ...

Successful group work in middle and high school requires thoughtful design. These strategies help teachers create clear roles, purposeful tasks, and accountability so that every student ...

A few years ago, we hired an adjunct professor to teach a three-hour night class. After a few weeks, he came to us in frustration because he couldn’t get the students to discuss the material, and when ...

Some professors resist using teamwork in their classes because they mistakenly believe that team projects are too difficult to grade. One issue is that, as educators, we often only evaluate the team ...