*RETAIN LIST ***This list has been retained 12/08/2016 no one can subscribe to this list and no one can post to this list- contact helpline@jiscmail.ac.uk for all enquiries regarding this list*** Forum for discussing issues related to cooperative learning and sharing materials. Cooperative learning is a teaching strategy in which small, diverse groups of learners use a variety of learning activities to improve their understanding of a subject. Each group member is responsible not only for learning what is taught but also for helping each other learn, thus creating an atmosphere of achievement. Learners work through a task until all group members successfully understand and complete it. The philosophy behind cooperative learning is to ensure that learners, when working in groups, have equal participation and are individually accountable for their own learning.