What is cooperative learning?
Cooperative learning is a form of learning done in a group (Brame,2015). This learning is done by multiple individuals providing a social structure to the discussion of concepts (Brame,2015) The use of goals and interactions allows for increased engagement, practicing social skills, and teamwork.
My experience with cooperative learning:
I have had lots of experiences with cooperative learning. I feel as if my studies in Health Information Sciences promoted a lot of group work. Along with working collaboratively, I found through many courses my teammates and I would help each other learn as students when we would be stuck or confused. I believe this helped us gain better social interaction skills. This I feel has truly translated into my co-op and working in a real-life professional setting.
How this type of learning relates to our topic?
This approach aligns with our topic as a form of integrated learning is very necessary for individuals to be able to use an EMR scheduling system effectively. I believe cooperative learning is a critical part of learning to use the system and keeping up with system updates. Working together as a team is needed when developing the system as there have to be interactions between the developers and users, and again when the system is implemented the staff has to learn and then continue to work together to use it effectively.
Brame, C.J. & Biel, R. (2015). Setting up and facilitating group work:
Using cooperative learning groups effectively. Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching. Retrieved [todaysdate] from http://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/setting-up-and-facilitating-group-work-using-cooperative-learning-groups-effectively/.
Pixabay. (n.d.). 1,000+ free collaboration & team images – pixabay. Retrieved June 3, 2022, from https://pixabay.com/images/search/collaboration/
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