Tag: collaboration

  • NEW: Hypothesis for Social Annotation
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    NEW: Hypothesis for Social Annotation

    We are excited to announce that West Chester University now has licenses for a new social annotation tool called Hypothesis! Hypothesis is a social annotation tool that is integrated directly into D2L and allows you to create active reading assignments. Social annotation can help deepen engagement with course materials, improve comprehension, and foster a community…

  • Brainstorming
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    Brainstorming

    Brainstorming is a type of active learning in which the instructor poses a question or problem and students generate as many ideas as possible within a specified time frame. Generated ideas are not evaluated until the conclusion of the brainstorming session. At that time, the instructor brings the class back together to organize and rank…

  • Collaborative Learning

    Collaborative Learning

    Collaborative learning is an active learning strategy in which two or more students work together on specified project to achieve a common goal. It differs from peer learning in that students learn and teach one another whereas with collaborative learning students learn alongside each other. Each group member may work individually on an assigned topic…