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What are Collaborative Classrooms?
Collaborative classrooms are especially set up to facilitate collaborative/cooperative learning. Collaborative learning takes small groups of students and presents them with a problem, task or creative undertaking to leverage the social aspect of learning. It assumes that learning, as an active process, is challenged and engaged by their peers and that learning is maximized in the presence of synthesis, diverse viewpoints and social discourse (Smith & MacGregor, 1992).
Smith, B. L., and MacGregor, J. T. (1992). "What is collaborative learning?" In Goodsell, A. S., Maher, M. R., and Tinto, V. (Eds.), Collaborative Learning: A Sourcebook for Higher Education. National Center on Postsecondary Teaching, Learning, & Assessment, Syracuse University.
Our Classrooms
The Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning supports five technology-enhanced classrooms in Classroom Building 1 (CL-1) with uniquely configured individual and group work-stations. These environments are designed to promote active and collaborative learning activities such as
- Situated, student-centered learning
- Collaborative learning
- Problem-based learning
- Multi-sensory learning
These classrooms facilitate
- Small group interactions
- Hands-on applications
- Creating products (projects) in class
- Computer-based simulations
- Using multiple assessment tools
- Modeling information fluency skills
Professional and technical classroom support is always available from onsite FCTL staff and technicians.
