Colleen Lewis

Pair students with similar skills to avoid one student dominating the collaboration.

When pair programming, assign roles and computers to avoid unnecessary pair negotiations.

Explain pair programming goals to motivate students to work together.

Email students with low grades to communicate you care and believe they can learn.

Use Piazza to provide an anonymous Q&A forum where both students and instructors can answer questions.

Introduce the growth mindset to help students reflect on their learning process.

Structure collaboration to help students develop a peer network.

Hold help sessions in public places to reduce power differentials and encourage attendance.

Share your own experiences and struggles, and embrace any mistakes you make.

Remind students about resources ot set the expectation that everyone will need help.

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