Employability Skills Development Through Collaborative Learning in Business Math: An Onward Journey

Abstract

This paper reflects upon the journey of the author in facilitating collaborative teaching and learning practices for developing employability skills in General Education Mathematics courses at the undergraduate level. The paper discusses similar experiences of STEM faculty members who have experimented with collaborative learning and teaching for enhancing student experience. The research also discusses how specific employability skills can be developed during various stages of the collaborative teaching and learning model designed for the purpose of the study. Team formation and work in teams are discussed in detail. Finally, the paper concludes with the possibilities of future SoTL research for employability purposes.