Tips on how to begin using this approach

• Consider where, and in how much of the learning activity, collaboration is appropriate
• Establish and communicate clear objectives
• Use suitable techniques
• Prepare content materials, including meaningful questions or problems for group work
• Structure groups
• Provide a clear sense of expected outcomes of group work⁴²

Discuss roles

• Facilitator
• Enters into a process of mutual inquiry
• Relates to learners as a knowledgeable co-learner
• Establishes an appropriate environment for cooperative learning
• Prepares learners for collaborative work by providing a rationale and the necessary training so that learners can engage in the process

• Problem solver
• Contributor
• Accepts low or moderate to high expectations for class preparation
• Collaborates with peers
• Views oneself, peers and the thinking of the group as sources of information and authority
• Is prepared to take turns with different roles during group work activities such as facilitator, reporter, and recorder or motivator⁴³