Online workshop: Collaborative Learning

Description: Learning is a social process. Cooperation/collaboration in classes can boost student engagement and retention of input and are thus important in improving learning outcomes. This practical session will explain how and why, and at the same time give participants personal experience of a variety of activities that promote effective student-to-student collaboration. The activities can be used in classes of all disciplines and with groups of any size.

Trainer: Jon Wright, teacher trainer, educational consultant, exam writer and examiner with over 35 years of experience. He has written over 20 course books and resource books for publishers such as Oxford University Press. Heinle, DELTA publishing, dtv, Cornelsen and HarperCollins Cobuild. Research interests include active learning, innovative teaching methods, learner independence, materials design and Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL).

Registration link: https://forms.gle/fs1FmKCyPAkXw93RA 

Max. number of participants: 30

The meeting link will be provided by the University of Padua.