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Introducing Cooperative Learning through a Faculty Instructional Development Program
ASEE Journal of Engineering Education (2001)
  • Nikos J Mourtos, San Jose State University
  • E. L Allen, San Jose State University
Abstract

Cooperative Learning was officially introduced in the College of Engineering at San Jose State University in 1995 with a two-day workshop. The Faculty Instructional Development Program in the college maintains interest in the subjsect and provides support for instructors who use Cooperative Learning, through workshops and informal discussions (Conversations on Teaching). This paper discusses the effectiveness of the program in introducing, promoting, and implementing Cooperative Learning among the faculty and students in the college of engineering. A variety of performance criteria have been used in this assessment, some faculty-centered and some student-centered. The results indicate that although a relatively small percentage of faculty have chosen to adopt Cooperative Learning as a teaching tool in their courses, the impact on student attitudes and learning is significant, making the effort worthwhile.

Keywords
  • Faculty Instructional Development Program
Disciplines
Publication Date
October, 2001
Publisher Statement
Copyright © 2001 American Society for Engineering Education/. The article was originally published in the Journal of Engineering Education (JEE)and may be found at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/j.2168-9830.2001.tb00658.x.
Citation Information
Nikos J Mourtos and E. L Allen. "Introducing Cooperative Learning through a Faculty Instructional Development Program" ASEE Journal of Engineering Education (2001)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/nikos_mourtos/9/