Cooperative Learning, Challenge-Based Learning (especially Problem-Based Learning) and Constructive Controversy

• Opportunities and Challenges in First-Year Engineering (FYE) Programs. Luncheon Keynote, ASEE North Midwest Section Conference, Fargo, ND, October 18, 2013
  • Slides PPTX [Smith-ASEE-North-Midwest-2013-Lunch-v4.pptx]
  • Slides PDF [Smith-ASEE-North-Midwest-2013-Lunch-v4.pdf]
• HRK German Rectors’ Conference – International Engineering Conference – Berlin, Germany – October 29-30, 2012
  • Panel 4 – Teaching and learning in dialogue
    • Effective, Interactive Strategies for Facilitating Learning [Smith-Panel4-Int_Eng_Conf-Berlin-Effective_Interactive_Strategies-10-29-12-v3.pdf]
• Constructive Controversy for Innovation (CCI) – Expert Panel – ETHZurich – Psychology of Work Research Group – August 29, 2012
  • Constructive Controversy in Graduate and Professional Courses – Presentation [Smith-CCI-ETHZ-8-29-12-v6.pdf]
  • Supporting & Related Materials
    • University of Minnesota – Technological Leadership Institute
      • Management of Technology – Constructive Controversy & Decision Making [MOT8221-S12-S3-controversy-dm.pdf]
    • Smith, Matusovich, Meyers & Mann. 2011. Preparing the Next Generation of Engineering Educators and Researchers: Cooperative Learning
      in the Purdue University School of Engineering Education PhD Program. Chapter 6 in B. Millis (Ed.). Cooperative Learning in Higher Education: Across the Disciplines, Across the Academy. Sterling, VA:
      Stylus Press. [Smith-Preparing_Eng_Ed-Millis_Chapter-2009.pdf]
    • Smith, K.A. 1984. Structured Controversy. Journal of Engineering Education, 1984 [Smith-Structured_Controversies-Eng_Ed-1984.pdf]
    • ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference 2009 San Antonio, TX
      • Special Session: Developing Engineering Students’ Philosophical Inquiry Skills
        • Slides [Korte-Smith-Philosophical_Inquiry.pptx]
        • Groups Reports [Korte-Smith-Phil_Inquiry-Reports.ppt]
      • Special Session: Constructive Academic Controversy: The Art of Arguing to Enhance Learning
        • Session Description [Matusovich-Smith-FIE2009-Special Session.pdf]
          • Supporting Paper [Matusovich-Smith-Constructive_Academic_Controversy-FIE2009.pdf]
        • Slides [Matusovich-Smith-FIE2009-controversy-10_15-2.pptx]
        • Session Handout [Matusovich-Smith-FIE2009-one page handout-2.ppt]
        • Pro Position Handout [Yes ABET defines engineering.ppt]
        • Con Position Handout [No ABET doesn’t define engineering.ppt]
• Hong Kong Baptist University – Effective Teaching: Moving to a Student-Centered Paradigm with the Adoption of Criterion-Referenced Assessment – October 28, 2011
  • Plenary – Essential Elements of Effective Teaching
    • Slides PPTX [Smith-HKBU-Plenary-Essential_Elements_of_Effective_Teaching-v2.pptx]
    • Slides PDF [Smith-HKBU-Plenary-Essential_Elements_of_Effective_Teaching-v2.pdf]
    • Supporting Documents
      • Comparison of Old and New Paradigm of Teaching (Smith & Waller, 1997) [Smith & Waller – New Paradigm.pdf]
      • Key elements of cooperative learning (CL) [Smith-CL Handout 08.pdf]
• ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education – Rapid City, SD – October, 2011
  • Smith, K. 2011.Cooperative Learning: Lessons and Insights from
    Thirty Years of Championing a Research-Based
    Innovative Practice [Smith-FIE-CL-1240-10-draft.pdf]
• South African Society for Engineering Education – Stellenbosch, South Africa – August 10-12, 2011
  • Keynote: Advancing the Practice of Engineering Education
    • Slides PDF [Smith-SASEE-Keynote-8-10-11-v3.pdf]
    • Slides PPTX [Smith-SASEE-Keynote-8-10-11-v3.pptx]
  • Additional Resources
    • Smith, K. 2011. Preparing Students for an Interdependent World:
      Role of Cooperation and Social Interdependence Theory.
      Chapter 1 of Small group learning in higher education: Research and practice. Edited by James Cooper & Pamela Robinson. New Forums Press. [Smith-Interdependence-Small_Group_Learning_in_Higher_Education-2011.pdf]
    • Streveler, R., Borrego, M. and Smith, K.A. 2007. Moving from the “Scholarship of Teaching and Learning” to “Educational Research:” An Example from Engineering. Silver Anniversary Edition of To Improve the Academy, Vol. 25, 139-149. [Streveler-Borrego-Smith-SoTL_to_EER-To_Improve_the_Academy-2007.pdf]
    • Wankat, P.C., Felder, R.M., Smith, K.A. and Oreovicz, F. 2001. The scholarship of teaching and learning in engineering. In Huber, M.T & Morreale, S. (Eds.), Disciplinary styles in the scholarship of teaching and learning: A conversation. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. [Wankat-Felder-Smith-Oreovicz-SoTL-Eng-2002.pdf]
    • Streveler, R.A., Smith, K.A. and Pilotte, M. 2011. Content, Assessment and Pedagogy (CAP): An Integrated Engineering Design Approach. In Dr. Khairiyah Mohd Yusof, Dr. Shahrin Mohammad, Dr. Naziha Ahmad Azli, Dr. Mohamed Noor Hassan, Dr. Azlina Kosnin and Dr. Sharifah Kamilah Syed Yusof (Eds.). Outcome-Based Education and Engineering Curriculum: Evaluation, Assessment and Accreditation,
      Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia [Streveler-Smith-Pilotte_OBE_Chapter-CAP-v11.pd
• ASEE Annual Conference – Vancouver, BC – June, 2011
  • Plenary
    • Slides PDF[ASEE-Plenary-2011-Opening_Remarks-Karl_A._Smith.pdf]
    • Slides PPTX [ASEE-2011-Plenary_Presentation_Final-2.pptx]
    • Resources [http://www.it.uu.se/research/group/upcerg_new/events/ASEE2011_resources]
    • Karl Smith – Narrative – [ASEE-Plenary-2011-Opening_Remarks-Karl_A._Smith.pdf]
  • Engineering Education Research Networking Session Slides [ASEE-EER-Network-M722A-v3.pdf]
• National Academy of Engineering – Frontiers of Engineering Education Symposium – December 13-16, 2010
  • Workshop on How People Learn & Understanding by Design
    (Models/Theories of Learning and Instructional Design) with links to Engineering Education Innovation
    • Slides PDF [Smith-NAE-FOEE-HPL-UbD-12-10-v8.pdf]
    • Smith- NAE FOEE Reflections [Smith-NAE-FOEE-Reflections-Changing the rate of engineering education innovation-1.docx]
  • Supporting Documents
    • Key elements of cooperative learning (CL) [Smith-CL Handout 08.pdf]
    • Comparison of Old and New Paradigm of Teaching (Smith & Waller, 1997) [Smith & Waller – New Paradigm.pdf]
  • Additional Resources
    • Cooperative Learning
      and Problem-Based Learning
      • Smith (2010) Social nature of learning: From small groups to learning communities. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2010, 123, 11-22 [NDTL-123-2-Smith-Social_Basis_of_Learning-.pdf]
      • Smith, Sheppard, Johnson & Johnson (2005) Pedagogies of Engagement [Smith-Pedagogies_of_Engagement.pdf]
      • Cooperative learning returns to college: What evidence is there that it works? Change, 1998, 30 (4), 26-35. [CLReturnstoCollege.pdf]
      • Going deeper: Formal small-group learning in large classes. Energizing large classes: From small groups to learning communities. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2000, 81, 25-46. [NDTL81Ch3GoingDeeper.pdf]
      • Cooperative learning: Making “groupwork” work. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1996, 67, 71-82. [NDTLCL5.doc]
      • Supportive teaching and learning strategies in STEM education New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 117
      • Fairweather (2008) Linking Evidence and Promising Practices in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Undergraduate Education – http://www7.nationalacademies.org/bose/Fairweather_CommissionedPaper.pdf
    • Design and Implementation
      • Bransford, John, Vye, Nancy, and Bateman, Helen. 2002. Creating High-Quality Learning Environments: Guidelines from Research on How People Learn. The Knowledge Economy and Postsecondary Education: Report of a Workshop . National Research Council. Committee on the Impact of the Changing Economy of the Education System. P.A.Graham and N.G. Stacey (Eds.). Center for Education. Washington , DC : National Academy Press. http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=10239&page=159
      • Pellegrino, James W. 2006. Rethinking and redesigning curriculum, instruction and assessment: What contemporary research and theory suggests. Paper commissioned by the National Center on Education and the Economy for the New Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce. http://www.skillscommission.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Rethinking-and-Redesigning.pdf
      • Dee Fink Self-Directed Guide [DeeFink-Self-Directed Guide.doc]
      • Designing an Engineering Course [DesignEngCourse.doc]
• Normandale Community College – Supporting Engaged Pedagogy
  – November 30, 2010
  • Slides PPTX [Smith-Normandale-Supporting_Engaged_Pedagogy-11-30-10-v3.pptx]
  • Slides PDF [Smith-Normandale-Supporting_Engaged_Pedagogy-11-30-10-v3.pdf]
  • Supporting Documents
    • Comparison of Old and New Paradigm of Teaching (Smith & Waller, 1997) [Smith & Waller – New Paradigm.pdf]
    • Society for College & University Planners (SCUP) Breakfast Seminar – October 22, 2010
      • Linking Insights from How People Learn to the Process of Planning Undergraduate Learning Spaces
        • Seminar Slides [Narum-Smith-SCUP PPT 10-22-10.pdf]
        • Key elements of cooperative learning (CL) [Smith-CL Handout 08.pdf]
  • Additional Resources
    • Cooperative Learning
      and Problem-Based Learning
      • Smith (2010) Social nature of learning: From small groups to learning communities. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2010, 123, 11-22 [NDTL-123-2-Smith-Social_Basis_of_Learning-.pdf]
      • Smith, Sheppard, Johnson & Johnson (2005) Pedagogies of Engagement [Smith-Pedagogies_of_Engagement.pdf]
      • Cooperative learning returns to college: What evidence is there that it works? Change, 1998, 30 (4), 26-35. [CLReturnstoCollege.pdf]
      • Going deeper: Formal small-group learning in large classes. Energizing large classes: From small groups to learning communities. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2000, 81, 25-46. [NDTL81Ch3GoingDeeper.pdf]
      • Cooperative learning: Making “groupwork” work. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1996, 67, 71-82. [NDTLCL5.doc]
      • Supportive teaching and learning strategies in STEM education New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 117
      • Fairweather (2008) Linking Evidence and Promising Practices in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Undergraduate Education – http://www7.nationalacademies.org/bose/Fairweather_CommissionedPaper.pdf
• Associated Colleges of the St. Lawrence Valley – Effective Teaching: Moving from a Teacher-Centered Paradigm – November 6, 2010
  • Plenary – Essential Elements of Effective Teaching
    • Slides PPTX [Smith-ACSLV-Plenary-Essential_Elements_of_Effective_Teaching-2.pptx]
    • Slides PDF [Smith-ACSLV-Plenary-Essential_Elements_of_Effective_Teaching-2.pdf]
    • Supporting Documents
      • Comparison of Old and New Paradigm of Teaching (Smith & Waller, 1997) [Smith & Waller – New Paradigm.pdf]
      • Key elements of cooperative learning (CL) [Smith-CL Handout 08.pdf]
• Joint International IGIP-SEFI Conference – Trnava, Slovakia – 2010 Plenary – Cooperative Learning: A Pedagogy for Diversity
  • Slides [Smith-IGIP-SEFI_Plenary-v10.pdf]
  • Supporting Document [Smith-Cooper_Robinson-Interdependence-8.pdf]

• ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference 2009 San Antonio, TX
  • Special Session: Developing Engineering Students’ Philosophical Inquiry Skills
    • Slides [Korte-Smith-Philosophical_Inquiry.pptx]
    • Groups Reports [Korte-Smith-Phil_Inquiry-Reports.ppt]
  • Special Session: Constructive Academic Controversy: The Art of Arguing to Enhance Learning
    • Session Description [Matusovich-Smith-FIE2009-Special Session.pdf]
      • Supporting Paper [Matusovich-Smith-Constructive_Academic_Controversy-FIE2009.pdf]
    • Slides [Matusovich-Smith-FIE2009-controversy-10_15-2.pptx]
    • Session Handout [Matusovich-Smith-FIE2009-one page handout-2.ppt]
    • Pro Position Handout [Yes ABET defines engineering.ppt]
    • Con Position Handout [No ABET doesn’t define engineering.ppt]
• University of Minnesota – 4th Annual Best Practice Institute – Teaching and Learning in Health Professions Education
  – May 18, 2009
  • Design and Implementation of Active and Cooperative Learning in Large Classrooms
• Purdue – ESE Biomimicry Workshop, December 5, 2008
  • Smith – High Performance Teamwork Slides [Smith-Purdue-ESE-Biomimicry-1208-teamwork-4c.ppt]
• PKAL – Keck Leadership Webinar, December 5, 2008
  • Leading Project Teams [Smith-PKAL-Keck-team_leadership1208-lr.ppt]
    • Team Observation/Contract Forms [ObsFrms.zip]
• ASEE Global Colloquium on Engineering Education – Cape Town, South Africa, October 20-24, 2008
  • Workshop 5: Rigorous Research in Engineering Education – Ruth Streveler, Karl Smith & Jack Lohmann- slides
  • Implications of Research in Engineering Education for Practice in Engineering Education – Invited Address – Karl Smith
    • Text – latest version
    • Slides
  • Contributed Paper: Preparing Students for an Interdependent World: Role of Cooperation and Social Interdependence Theory
    • Text – latest version
    • Poster Handout
    • CL Key Elements – 2008 version
• Building Engineering Education Research Capabilities – Boise State University, College of Engineering, October 9, 2008
• 2008 PKAL MnSCU Workshop – Engaging with Pedagogies of Engagement and Pedagogical Pioneers
  – Teamwork Session Slides
  • High-Performance Teamwork
  • Team Decision Making (Please e-mail me – [email protected] – for the results slides)
    • Ranking Task
• Designing Innovative Higher Education Programs: Insights from Research and Practice (DRAFT) – Learning Impact Through Teaching Innovation, HKUST – Teaching and Learning Symposium, December 11, 2007
• Preparing Students for an Interdependent World: Role of Cooperation and Social Interdependence Theory (DRAFT) – Regional Conference on Engineering Education, Johor, Malaysia – December 3. 2007
• Becoming an Engineering Education Researcher: Intersections, Extensions, and Lessons Learned Among Three Researchers’ Stories –
  Robin Adams, Lorraine Fleming and Karl Smith – International Conference of Research in Engineering Education (ICREE) June, 2007
• New Directions for Teaching and Learning in Engineering -Engineering Education Innovation Center – The Ohio State University – May 1, 2007
• AERA Democratic Citizenship SIG Presentation – April 12, 2007
• Minnesota Science Teachers QTN Presentation on Engaging Engineering Curricula – February 10, 2007
• POD Network – SoTL – Constructive Controversy
• Building Engineering Education Research Capabilities – INQUIRI/College of Engineering – The Ohio State University – 10-17-06
• Building Engineering Education Research Capabilities – Meeting of the Council – National Academy of Engineering – 8-2-06
• Building Engineering Education Research Capabilities – ECEDHA – 3-13-06
• UMN – Early Career Teaching Program – Documenting your Teaching for Promotion and Tenure – 306
• Technology Education Conference Keynote – UW-Stout – 10-14-05
• CIRTL Forum – Pedagogies for Diversity – 5-25-05
• National Research Council – Math/Science
  Partnership Workshop – 12-6-04
• Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
  – MSU Lilly Seminar 9-23-04
• Civil Engineering Advisory Board – Undergraduate
  Studies 9-20-04
• Cooperative Learning – Basic Elements (pdf)
• Active/Cooperative Learning – Foundation Coalition (pdf)
• Sharing the Craft of Teaching – UMN Academy
  of Distinguished Teaching 4/23/01 (pdf)
• Student-Student Collaboration in
  an Interdependent World – MSU CIC-ALP/Lilly Fellows 3/13/02 (pdf)
• Course Design/Redesign Notes (pdf)
• PBL 2002 Keynote – Role of Collaboration
  in PBL (pdf)
• ASEE 2004
  • Creating Schools of Engineering
    Education Workshop
  • Best Practices for Engaging Students –
    Session 1375
  • Engineering Change – Session
    1630
• Constructive Controversy
  • Slides from ENE 695M – History and Philosophy of Engineering Education
  • Johnson, D.W., Johnson, R.T., and Smith, K.A.  2000.  Constructive controversy: The power of intellectual conflict.  Change, 32 (1), 28-37.