The benefits of cooperative learning across different learning styles have long been heralded by educational theorists, and first pioneered in the 1970s by Albert Bandura, the pioneer of Social Learning Theory.4 According to educational academic Spencer Kagan, cooperative learning strategies should foster positive interdependence, individual accountability, equal participation, and simultaneous interaction.5 How do you do this? Take the time to clearly define and revisit individual roles and responsibilities, use rewards and recognition features (such as those on EdApp), and embrace interpersonal and group skills through social learning features.
The benefits of cooperative learning across different learning styles have long been heralded by educational theorists, and first pioneered in the 1970s by Albert Bandura, the pioneer of Social Learning Theory.4 According to educational academic Spencer Kagan, cooperative learning strategies should foster positive interdependence, individual accountability, equal participation, and simultaneous interaction.5 How do you do this? Take the time to clearly define and revisit individual roles and responsibilities, use rewards and recognition features (such as those on EdApp), and embrace interpersonal and group skills through social learning features.
One of the most effective ways to create ‘communities of interest’ (CoIs), whether that be in educational institutions or the workplace, is to embed peer assisted learning strategies into your program. Peer teaching can take place in the microlearning context both formally (via authoring tools) and informally (via shared forum content with like buttons and discussion threads). Not only does peer-assisted learning provide opportunities for exchanging and sharing knowledge between different teams across an organization, effectively breaking down team silos, but it is also simply a more effective way to learn. In the words of Frank Oppenheimer, ‘the best way to learn is to teach.’
