Enhance group work and engagement with Lucid
In higher education, collaborative work is key to helping students apply what they learn and develop teamwork skills. Lucid offers powerful tools that enable seamless group practice, foster student engagement, and streamline the collaboration process. Hereās how educators are using Lucid to elevate group projects, breakout sessions, and jigsaw activities in their classrooms.
Group Practice with Breakout Boards
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Christopher Bailey, an adjunct professor at Brigham Young University-Idaho, uses Lucidspark to run breakout sessions that keep students focused without constant instructor intervention.
āInstead of interjecting myself into their conversations, I can add sticky notes to provide feedback to each group. This allows me to provide feedback without interrupting the students' collaborative process.ā - Christopher Bailey
Pro-tip:
Design a custom template for each groupās breakout boards to communicate tasks and expectations.
Key benefits:
- Accelerates practical application of knowledge
- Provides visibility into group responses
- Facilitates meaningful breakout conversations
- It makes it easier for instructors to monitor and guide collaboration
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Group Projects
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Ashley King, senior lecturer at the University of Tennessee, leverages Lucidās collaborative features to support students working on group projects.
āStudents use Lucid to document and collaborate on complex business processes, with the ability to create, share, and work together on assignments.ā - Ashley King
Pro-tip:
Offer students a template to guide their collaboration and ensure consistency across group efforts.
Key benefits:
- Supports face-to-face, synchronous, and asynchronous collaboration
- Enables real-time teamwork and feedback
- Offers advanced shape libraries for technical diagramming
Start with a group work template
Jigsaw Activities
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Jigsaw activities have been a game-changer for collaborative learning in Lucid, where students take turns teaching each other about a topic.
āJigsaw activities in Lucid allow students to easily refer back to what other groups worked on because all of the content is connected to the same main board.ā - Ashley King
Pro-tip:
Embed articles or resources directly into the canvas by dragging PDFs and extracting each page as an image, making it easy for students to reference content during and after class.
Key benefits:
- Deepens learning by having students teach their peers
- Creates collaborative experiences that enhance retention
- Reduces preparation time for instructors
- Provides organized content for students to access after the session
Start with a jigsaw template
Group work templates
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Lucidās tools empower students to collaborate more effectively, whether through breakout boards, group projects, or cooperative jigsaw activities. By giving students the resources to work together, instructors can foster deeper engagement, encourage critical thinking, and reduce confusionāall while enhancing the overall learning experience.
