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NICLEE

Purpose

Purpose

Welcome to this global network for cooperative learning, known as the Network of International Cooperative Learning Educators and Enthusiasts (NICLEE) — pronounced “nicely.” This English acronym embodies the gathering of cooperative learning educators from around the world, creating a virtual space for enjoyable, friendly, inclusive, and supportive interactions. Here, members engage in inquisitive discussions on issues, policies, practices, and resources relevant to cooperative learning, benefiting from NICLEE membership.

Purpose

Purpose

Purpose

The purpose of NICLEE is to cultivate ongoing communication among cooperative learning educators worldwide who are passionate about fostering the continued growth and development of cooperative learning. This global network for cooperative learning operates within the electronic platform of this website, designed to meaningfully engage and support interaction among CL enthusiasts across the globe. 


Specifically, NICLEE offers a forum for highlighting significant cooperative learning efforts around the world, sharing ideas and information, exploring resources and questions, proposing projects and inquiry, and celebrating effective cooperative learning activities and applications in their many innovative forms across diverse contexts. For now, English will be the primary language used on this website to ensure accessibility for NICLEE membership and participants from various regions.

History

Purpose

History

Previously, the International Association for the Study of Cooperation in Education (IASCE) played a vital role in advancing cooperative learning globally over its 40 years of sponsoring in-person conferences and offering a range of valuable resources to cooperative learning educators. However, following the IASCE's legal dissolution of its nonprofit status in December 2019—and with the increasing challenges of in-person gatherings, alongside the rise of user-friendly online options for connection—NICLEE was formed.


We believe that establishing a global network for cooperative learning in virtual space can enhance and invigorate international interactions on cooperative learning theory, research, and practice, and we invite you to consider NICLEE membership to be part of this exciting initiative.

Global

Global

Global

We recognize that a global network for cooperative learning in virtual space can greatly enhance and energize international interactions concerning cooperative learning theory, research, and practice.  


We envision NICLEE as holding promise for fostering global discussions and sharing innovations in cooperative learning—encompassing cooperative learning in classroom instruction, curriculum development, professional development, and effective leadership in educational organizations.  


NICLEE extends a warm invitation to all cooperative learning educators—those who have developed lasting friendships through past participation in the IASCE, as well as newcomers eager to join NICLEE membership and explore cooperative learning within this network!

Future

Global

Global

This NICLEE website is in its beginning stages and will grow as additional components are added to expand sharing and participation among cooperative learning educators. 


In contrast to the IASCE, NICLEE serves as a global network for cooperative learning, functioning as an electronic platform rather than an association. There are no dues, no newsletter, and no sponsored conferences. Those who were IASCE members and friends, as well as newcomers, can immediately participate in NICLEE membership and invite colleagues into the conversation.

Network

Global

Network

We look forward to continuing the meaningful cooperative interactions and relationships forged through the IASCE over its 40 years, now enhanced by the newly formed NICLEE, which aims to support and sustain cooperative learning efforts worldwide for cooperative learning educators!  

  

We are establishing a cooperative leadership team for NICLEE that embodies the values of cooperation and shared decision-making. Our model for this initiative is inspired by the IASCE, which pioneered a co-presidency in the late 1990s to leverage greater leadership skills and experiences, ensuring full active participation and engagement with a working board. Lynda Baloche, Celeste Brody, and Maureen Breeze successfully shared the co-presidency (in pairs) of the IASCE over many years.  

  

In 2020, our sponsors included past leaders and board members of the IASCE: Neil Davidson, Laurie Stevahn, Richard Schmuck, Spencer Kagan, Robyn Gillies, and Lalita Agashe.  

  

Our NICLEE membership will further connect cooperative learning educators and expand our global network for cooperative learning, with Network Coordinators Neil Davidson and Ferenc Arató leading the way.

About Us - NICLEE

NICLEE founders: Neil Davidson and Laurie Stevahn have been pivotal in shaping a global network for cooperative learning.  


Sponsors (in 2020) included Neil Davidson, Laurie Stevahn, Richard Schmuck, Spencer Kagan, Robyn Gillies, and Lalita Agashe, who are all past leaders and board members of the IASCE, contributing to the extensive NICLEE membership.  


Cosponsors (in 2021): Ferenc Arató, Yael Sharan, Alexis Patterson Williams, Jill Clark, Christine Schmalenbach, George Jacobs, Richard Cangro, Mohamed Alansari, Kate Ferguson-Patrick, Richard Felder, Ghada Awada, David Duran Gisbert, Isabella Pescarmona, Jim Craigen, Allen Thurston, Beathe Liebech Lien, Marji Veldman, Richard Solomon, Celine Buchs, Marie Geelen, Eva Hammar Chiriac, Keith Topping, Frank Lyman, Karl Smith, Kazuhiko Sekita, Harold Monterrosa, Kumiko Fushino, Joël Laurier, Elsa Mentz, Claudia Matini, Deniz Gökçe Erbil, Mark Maier, Adam Roubitchek, Wendy Jolliffe, David Johnson, Rachel Lotan, and Elliot Aronson have all played vital roles in enhancing the cooperative learning educators' initiatives.  


The NICLEE network coordinators' team, consisting of Neil Davidson, Ferenc Arató, and Yael Sharan, continues to lead efforts in fostering collaboration within this robust community.  


The names listed here are in chronological order of membership, showcasing the dedication of individuals to the global network for cooperative learning.

NICLEE is the global network for cooperative learning

Join NICLEE - the global network for cooperative learning!

Our purpose is to connect enthusiastic cooperative learning educators, practitioners, and developers with those who are just beginning to explore the benefits of cooperative learning. Together, we can build a global network for cooperative learning and advance the 21st-century paradigm of learning and education through NICLEE membership!

Join the NICLEE network here!

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