This episode continues exploring how the 5 Ps (planning, patronage, players, practice, and purpose) can help bridge the gap between group work and group play. The episode explores in-depth the last two Ps—the value of practice and the role of purpose—in designing and implementing group work.

Sources referenced in and consulted for this episode:

Ambrose, Susan A. et al. How Learning Works: 7 Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching. Jossey-Bass, 2010.

Bain, Ken. What the Best College Teachers Do. Harvard University Press, 2004.

Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly. Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention. Harper Perennial, 1996.

Ericsson, Anders and Robert Pool. Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016.

Hodges, Linda C. “Ten Research-Based Steps for Effective Group Work.” IDEA Paper #65, August 2017.

Marchetti, Carol. “Teamwork That Works.” Inside Higher Ed. April 17, 2018.

Spaghetti Marshmallow Challenge.