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Hi everyone! I’m curious about how to build a strong and supportive community of learners. What are some ways to bring people together, encourage sharing, and make learning enjoyable for everyone? How can I create an environment where everyone feels comfortable and motivated to learn? I’d love to hear tips or strategies for encouraging student collaboration. Please share your thoughts!

Hello! I have ideas to grow student collaboration among learners. Students should understand that building a community of learners is one of the main goals of collaborative learning. They need to realize that only when every person in the group is actively involved can the community grow. Students must also know that the teacher’s function and their role in the classroom will differ from what they may have experienced in earlier classrooms.

You should guide your students on what a collaborative classroom looks like. Among the collaborative classroom’s key strategies are:

  • Choice
  • Shared accountability
  • Talk about how we can learn from both the right and the wrong
  • Collaborating in groups, whether they are many small groups or the entire class
  • Common goals and the expectation of teamwork

Collaborative Environment Tips

Finally, you’ll want students to understand the collaborative classroom’s goals and expectations: students work together to improve their skills by following these tips:

  • Groups will succeed or fail collectively.
  • Group members are responsible for one another’s learning.
  • All group members must be respectful of others’ thoughts, opinions, and suggestions.
  • All voices are equal, and all group members should have the opportunity to speak.
  • All group members will respect and value the contributions of others.
  • Everyone makes suggestions, asks questions, and provides encouragement.
  • Each group member contributes valuable skills and information to the task at hand.