{"693288":{"#nid":"693288","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Introducing the Group Project Playbook","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGroup projects: love them or hate them, they\u2019re an essential part of learning to solve problems in a collaborative environment. While poorly designed group assignments can cause student frustration, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.aacu.org\/featured-topics\/high-impact\u0022\u003Eeffective projects sharpen understanding and teach students how to listen to and learn from others\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUnder Tech\u2019s Transformative Teaching and Learning (TTL) strategic initiative, a group of experienced faculty have compiled the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ctl.gatech.edu\/group-project-playbook\/\u0022\u003EGroup Project Playbook\u003C\/a\u003E. The Playbook provides practical design and facilitation strategies for instructors interested in maximizing group project impact.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI appreciate receiving such a well-organized collection of resources, best practices, and practical recommendations for designing and managing course projects while minimizing common challenges,\u201d said Tatiana Rudchenko, principal lecturer in the Scheller College of Business.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKate Williams, associate director of Transformative Teaching and Learning, notes \u201cour annual CTL teaching survey shows collaborative learning is the most-often used high-impact teaching practice at Georgia Tech. We hope the Group Project Playbook \u2013 created by faculty, for faculty \u2013 will help instructors plan, facilitate, and evaluate group projects.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ctl.gatech.edu\/group-project-playbook\/\u0022\u003EDownload the Group Project Playbook\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe Playbook was developed by the \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/transform.learning.gatech.edu\/hips-in-the-classroom\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETTL Champions\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E, a grant-funded faculty cohort.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Practical Guidance for Effective Group Projects"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EUnder Tech\u2019s Transformative Teaching and Learning (TTL) strategic initiative, a group of experienced faculty have compiled the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ctl.gatech.edu\/group-project-playbook\/\u0022\u003EGroup Project Playbook\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Playbook provides practical design and facilitation strategies for instructors interested in maximizing group project impact."}],"uid":"36601","created_gmt":"2026-10-19 15:22:35","changed_gmt":"2026-10-19 15:24:20","author":"bharris317","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-10-19T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-10-19T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"681460":{"id":"681460","type":"image","title":"groupprojectplaybook.jpg","body":null,"created":"1792423364","gmt_created":"2026-10-19 15:22:44","changed":"1792423364","gmt_changed":"2026-10-19 15:22:44","alt":"Three students discuss a group project.","file":{"fid":"265868","name":"Blog--feature-image--36-.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/10\/19\/Blog--feature-image--36-.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/10\/19\/Blog--feature-image--36-.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":102484,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/10\/19\/Blog--feature-image--36-.jpg?itok=qYC7YaEJ"}}},"media_ids":["681460"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/ctl.gatech.edu\/2026\/10\/14\/introducing-the-group-project-playbook\/","title":"Learn More About the Playbook"}],"groups":[{"id":"1268","name":"Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL)"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBethany Harris\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["bethany.harris@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}