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© 2014 Blackboard Inc. All rights reserved.
Create groups in Blackboard Learn.
Select group members based on your course outcomes.
Select the right group tools based on the group deliverables.
Prepare students for group work and encourage
participation.
Address student concerns about group work and ensure
success.
OBJECTIVES
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CONTACT INFO
BENEFITS OF GROUP WORK
Students retain information longer than with other teaching methods.
Perspectives from group members offer another opportunity to learn new
material.
Students have a positive feeling about the course material.
Students who establish good relationships with their peers have a more
positive learning experience.
Successful group work leads to students feeling better about themselves.
Students increase their social and communication skills.
Students increase their critical thinking skills.
PRESENTING GROUPS
TOUR THE GROUPS PAGE
TOUR THE ALL USERS PAGE
In Olivia’s teacher education course, online students create
lesson plans that incorporate a unifying theme across
different subject areas.
Olivia divides her students into groups, each with a
designated country as the theme.
IN ACTION
Blogs
Collaboration, in chat or the virtual classroom
Discussion board
File exchange
Journals
Tasks
Wikis
GROUP COMMUNICATION TOOLS
ACCESS THE GROUPS TOOL
BEST PRACTICE
Selecting Group Members
Size: Try creating groups with at least four members.
Manually assign members: Assign members to groups to ensure
heterogeneity or diversity.
Randomly assign members: May work best for instructors who
teach courses containing many students—without the opportunity to
know them individually.
Self-enrollment: Allows students to add themselves to a group
using a sign-up sheet.
TRY IT
Use your Practice Course to explore the groups tool.
How can I encourage ALL members to participate?
How do I let my presence be known?
How do I provide access to resources?
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
TRY IT
Use your Practice Course to edit and manage
groups.
BEST PRACTICE
You can use technology to faciltate group work.
To learn more, visit help.blackboard.com and access the
Course Groups folder.
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