Event

Collaborative learning is a type of active learning where students engage in learning activities together, depending on each other’s resources and skills to support their learning process. Research indicates that students benefit greatly in a collaborative learning environment from the peer interactions through which they share experiences and skills. The UChicago Collaborative Learning method has been successfully adopted by faculty in several STEM disciplines across the university, expanding from engaging more than 380 undergraduate students in Autumn 2023 to over 700 undergraduate students in Autumn 2024. This event welcomes faculty and instructors from across the disciplines at UChicago to learn more about collaborative learning and its current implementation. 

This event is open to faculty and instructors from any discipline interested in collaborative learning, and it does not assume any prior knowledge of these techniques.

This event is hosted by Britni Ratliff, Senior Instructional Professor, Associate Master, PSCD, and Director of STEM Pedagogy for PSD and Zsuzsanna Szaniszlo, Senior Instructional Professor and Neubauer Phoenix STEM Director.