Koondis Project: Online Homework in STEM Courses

The project is aimed at integrating an effective learning tool, the Koondis platform, into STEM education - in this case in physics and chemistry. The Koondis platform (learn.koondis.com) is a structured interaction which automatically creates "select teams" (the Estonian term is a "koondis") for STEM students with specified roles. While the tool can be used in a variety of ways, an effective introduction into building a Koondis structure in a course is to use it as a homework "sandbox". We describe the results of rewarding students for effective teamwork and leadership in their Koondis in this ePortfolio.