tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626743.post113384222644060957..comments2014-02-14T06:00:08.362-08:00Comments on Expert Opinion: Making lemonadeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626743.post-1134340682523940902005-12-11T14:38:00.000-08:002005-12-11T14:38:00.000-08:00I've always had ambivalent feelings about group pr...I've always had ambivalent feelings about group projects. On the one hand, they allow students to attack larger, more interesting problems. They also address real group dynamics issues that students will have to deal with in their careers. On the other hand, when there are problems, there's really no good way to deal with them.<BR/><BR/>In this case, I don't thing there will be any problems, Michael Stiberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02164917508588925430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626743.post-1134287082096388982005-12-10T23:44:00.000-08:002005-12-10T23:44:00.000-08:00Some of my best college classes (the first time ar...Some of my best college classes (the first time around) were the ones with less than 10 students. However, I hate group projects. I learn more when I have to complete the assignment by myself. In a group, there's the risk that you either only learn a part of it, or none at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626743.post-1133940049495558302005-12-06T23:20:00.000-08:002005-12-06T23:20:00.000-08:00Good suggestions. In this case, it is a second-qua...Good suggestions. In this case, it is a second-quarter class, so I know where everyone is coming from and what their expertise is (our first-quarter class).Michael Stiberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02164917508588925430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626743.post-1133901601762450142005-12-06T12:40:00.000-08:002005-12-06T12:40:00.000-08:00Since the class is small, I would recommend taking...Since the class is small, I would recommend taking suggestions from the students in the first lecture. Ask them what they would expect to learn from this course. This is a subtle way of knowing their expertise. Alternatively, you can simply ask the expertise of each of them. But, I wouldn’t second that.gthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11323851064079591672noreply@blogger.com