Utilizing Digital Tools for Cooperative Learning

Description

Empowering educators with digital innovation for 21st-century classrooms.

This presentation by Kelm Research Group offers a hands-on guide to enhancing teaching and learning through digital collaboration, engagement strategies, and artificial intelligence. Created for the 36th Annual SITE Conference, this workshop presentation dives deep into practical techniques that foster cooperative learning, participatory engagement, and feedback-driven instruction.

Educators are introduced to the P.A.I.R. and C.B.A. frameworks—tools for measuring student presence, accountability, and contribution. With a strong focus on group dynamics, assessment design, and AI integration, the session provides actionable strategies for creating inclusive and interactive learning environments.

Key topics covered:

• Cooperative learning strategies and engagement models

• Digital feedback loops for formative and summative assessment

• Group activity design and facilitation techniques

• AI literacy using the UNESCO Competency Framework

• Tools for interactive and student-centered instruction (e.g., LMS, polling, Canva, Web Quests)

Includes examples, templates, and suggested activities to promote collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking in both physical and digital classrooms.