Com S 541 Lecture -*- Outline -*- * team work (can omit) ** motivation ------------------------------------------ COOPERATIVE LEARNING BENEFITS + active learning + academic achievement + higher-level thinking skills + attitudes, motivation + teamwork, interpersonal skills + communication skills + understanding of work environment + self-esteem + level of anxiety + race, gender relations + class attendance + better questions in class ------------------------------------------ for maximum benefit, encourage them to form teams that are diverse, i.e. *not* all of the same race, sex, etc. Then each student brings different skills/backgroud to the team which can help in doing the homework ** policies see the course grading policies web page ** form teams have everyone introduce themself by going to the board, and writing down their name and e-mail address you can have them say a few words about themselves if you have time to form teams, tape one copy of each homework to the wall, and have students team around what assignment they'd like ------------------------------------------ PICKING TEAMS 1. meet other interested parties 2. exchange contact information email, phone, address 3. (later) send mail to leavens@cs.iastate.edu telling: names, e-mail, phone ------------------------------------------