Principles of Group Dynamics. Studies of Group Behaviour. Approaches to Learning. Communicating in Groups. Aims and Purposes of Groups. Group Activities. The Role of Tutor and E-Moderator. Learning Groups in Context. Assessing and Evaluating with Groups
David Jaques is an independent educational and organisational
consultant, and an experienced groupwork and teamwork trainer. He
was previously Head of the Educational Methods Unit at Oxford
Brookes University.
Gilly Salmon is a Professor of E-Learning at the University of
Leicester, UK, and is author of a number of best-selling titles,
including E-Moderating and E-Tivities. She was awarded a National
Teaching Fellowship in 2006.
'This is a truly excellent book. With a solid theoretical
underpinning, it is wide-ranging, accessible, practical and, above
all, useful...Whatever your role, if you want to enable groups to
function and learn well, read and use this book!' - Bob Rotheram,
Leeds Metropolitan University, UK'What a great book! One of the
all-time great writers on small group work joins forces with the
queen of online learning. This book is readable, theoretically
rigorous, practical, and excellently presented.' - Trish
Greenhalgh, University College London, UK'The book progresses well
from the theoretical underpinning of group behaviour to assessment
within groups and pratcial check lists for leaders. The online
learning points are well integrated and not viewed as add-ons. In
its general framework, the book is extremely coherent with
excellent use of bullet points, diagrams, tables and shading to
encourage clarity of thought.' - British Journal of Educational
Technology
This is a truly excellent book. With a solid theoretical
underpinning, it is wide-ranging, accessible, practical and, above
all, useful. Some of the material is mature and well-tried,
familiar from when I was learning to be a groupworker. But there is
content for the 21st century too, especially in the area of online
learning. Here, Gilly Salmon draws on her expertise with
‘e-moderating’ and ‘e-tivities’, serving up a rich diet for anyone
wanting to move (further) into offering blended learning. A huge
number of ideas are provided, and a chapter of ten case studies
shows how others ‘did it’ in a wide variety of settings.Whatever
your role, if you want to enable groups to function and learn well,
read and use this book!Bob RotheramNational Teaching Fellow, Reader
in Assessment, Learning and TeachingLeeds Metropolitan
UniversityWhat a great book! One of the all-time great writers on
small group work joins forces with the queen of online learning.
This book is readable, theoretically rigorous, practical, and
excellently presented. Trish Greenhalgh Trish Greenhalgh
Professor of Primary Health Care
University College London"Learning in groups" is both readable and
practical. Concepts are clearly explained, illustrated and backed
up by research studies and years of experience. I found myself
saying "Yes, I totally agree!" on almost every page, and making a
note to recommend several chapters to colleagues. Exploration of
the subtle and significant differences that arise with online
approaches is included where relevant and encourages considered
thought.In preparation for running a communication skills workshop,
I found helpful tips and guidance for creating an effective and
"safe" learning environment. As I put a seminar together on small
group learning for lecturers, I wanted to condense the book into a
single slide. I wholeheartedly recommend this book to anyone
wanting to get the most out of groups and their learning.Kim
Whittlestone, Senior Lecturer in Independent Learning, LIVE Centre,
Royal Veterinary College, HatfieldI encountered the first edition
of this book in 1986, at the outset of my career working with
groups. It helped shape and guide both my understanding and
practice then, and this new fourth edition does not disappoint. It
has a fresh style, and radically updated content (e-moderation,
contemporary case studies), whilst staying faithful to the
accessible, practical character I valued then. This should become a
'standard work' for practitioners using groups as a vehicle for
learning - it's a comprehensive overview, and also acts as a
resource of exercises and ideas.Andy Gill Lead Consultant - People
in OrganisationsI find it impossible to imagine than any lecturer,
tutor or teacher need look any further for sound advice and
guidance about how to help people learn effectively in groups. This
book is impressively comprehensive, not only about group processes
but also about the whole business of learning - including eLearning
in all its forms. If lecturers fail to heed the wisdom in this
book, the answer could be to empower every student/learner by
giving them a copy of the book; a constructive move if we are
serious about helping people take responsibility for their own
learning. Peter Honey, chartered psychologist and founder of Peter
Honey Publications Ltd. While reading this book, I kept making
separate "to do" notes for my various groups: student groups in my
courses, faculty-developer groups, governing boards, and a
nation-wide grant team that meets online. This book is the most
thorough analysis of learning in groups I have read in 30 years.
With descriptive vocabulary, meaningful context, and a research
base, it is a treasure chest of ready-to-use-or-modify ideas,
activities, and strategies to promote, and assess, learning in
groups. It naturally integrates throughout precepts and examples
for both face-to-face and e-learning environments, providing an
honest view of potential disadvantages of some group plans: The
project can go radically wrong, p. 154.With an effective writing
style that motivates towards using group work (groups are,
potentially at least, the market place for buying into the mores of
the course, p. 87), the reader is encouraged to judge the
usefulness of specific group activities with the aid of
advantages/disadvantages that are listed regarding a suggested
practice.This book benefits those from all tiers of experience with
group learning. It is sufficiently thorough for the novice,
mercifully concise for the experienced, and up-to-date for the
scholar, citing the most recent work of others on such topics as
team-based learning, course design, assessment, evaluation, and
e-learning in groups.Dr. Cynthia DesrochersConsultant in Teaching &
Learning, California State University, Office of the Chancellor
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