Thanks Cheryl for your comments and examples. I have found as well that students can get off track easily despite the real value of learning groups. As you referenced, participating in learning groups helps students see concepts and applications from different perspectives. Sometimes, in addition to moving around the classroomn I have the group select a "summarizer" whose responsibility is to capture and record group discussions and outcomes, and an "evaluator" whose role is to keep the team on track. The students usually know the right team members to select and the "appointees" tend to take their roles seriously. Jay ED106 Facilitator