The ToddCast - Roles in Group Work
Roles in Group Work - When students are tasked to work in groups and accomplish a task, we often worry more about equity rather than fairness. Equity would be that everyone in the group does the same type of work and the same amount of work. Wouldn't it make more sense to take student strengths and have them contribute that to the group to ensure the product that is created has the best people on the various parts? That is what this ToddCast proposes to tell you about you, how to allow students to identify strengths and then match those up with specific roles the student will play in the group. This also involves making students accountable for that aspect of the group's work rather than grading the group as a single entity.