Welcome to the Innovative Teaching Showcase, a series publication created by WWU's Center for Instructional Innovation, featuring the work of several WWU instructors. In this Empowering Peer Learning issue, we honor the work of several instructors, Garth Amundson, Joseph Garcia, and Ann Stone. Here, we explore how learning in a group setting enhances education and encourages students to think from multiple different perspectives on the subject. For more on the theme, see Correspondence, Networks, and Relationships in the Classroom.
“When students work together on coursework, both inside and outside of the classroom, they learn more, think more critically, and gain an appreciation for diverse perspectives.”Quoted in the 2010 National Survey of Student Engagement (Pascarella & Terenzini, 2005; Gerlach, 1994)