What makes effective teaching? Is it some innate ability? does it solely relate to the type of personality of the instructor? or is it the use of sound, research-based teaching strategies coupled with some common sense?
As it happens, much is known from both research and experience about what makes effective teaching in higher education and the following guides are opportunities to explore some of these concepts.
Understanding how to work collaboratively is a vital skill set that employers are actively searching for. What they're finding, however, are a lot of gaps in group/team/collaboration skills. How can faculty successfully incorporate collaborative learning into their courses? Support the development of trust and communication within the groups? Assess if the collaboration is effective?