K-12 educators sometimes use the terms “collaborative learning” and “cooperative learning” interchangeably when discussing students working together in the classroom. But the two terms carry distinct ...

Social Network Analysis (SNA) offers a rigorous framework for examining patterns of interaction within online collaborative learning environments. By representing learners as nodes and their ...

The debate over online versus in-person classroom learning in K-12 education rages on, driven by concerns over student engagement, academic performance, and social-emotional development. Advocates of ...

Indrani Dey is a PhD student in Learning Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, studying under Dr. Sadhana Puntambekar. At iSAT, she works with Dr. Puntambekar to investigate how students’ ...

Determining whether students learn better with in-person classroom learning or online is a multifaceted question. Both modalities offer unique advantages and challenges, impacting student engagement, ...

While it might be tempting to view “active learning” as another educational buzzword, a large body of research demonstrates that active and collaborative classrooms produce deeper and more ...

I n one way or another, we have all experienced it: a shift. Not only does physical distance seem less determining than ever, regarding where we end up traveling, studying or working. At the same time ...

Academic instructors, hired for their content expertise, are rarely trained in skills like classroom facilitation or community-building. But successful collaborative learning requires a degree of ...