Collaborative On-Line Research and Learning

Introductory Paper Assignment

Content

• Have you defined collaborative learning?
• Have you defined cooperative learning?
• Have you discussed the difference between collaborative and cooperative learning?
• Have you discussed why collaborative learning is more effective than cooperative learning?
• Have you discussed what is expected of you (and your team) in this class? What do you expect to learn from this class?
• Have you discussed how much outside time you are willing to devote to this class?
• Have you discussed what you expect from my team members?
• Have you discussed how comfortable you are with the class format?
• Have you discussed how you can change your attitudes or behaviors towards group work in order to be successful in this class?
• Have you discussed what you were surprised to find out about collaborative and cooperative learning?

Format

• Do you have a properly formatted title page?
• Do you have a complete reference page?
• Did you follow APA guidelines?

Writing/Language

• Did you use proper grammar?
• Did you use clear, concise, and logical language?