Often. as soon as you mention cooperative groups in a higher education classroom, the response is. “Ahh...do we have to," or “Oh, no. not again."Unfortunately, many students have had negative experiences in cooperative groups because of unfair division of labor. However, we emphasize that true cooperative teaming is not about division of labor. There are techniques for providing the appropriate amount of structure and scaffolding necessary tor less-skilled groups to work together—equally, fairly, and in a way so that everyone gets something out of the experience. For generative learning to work, all students must be active learners. not only when they are working individually but also when they are working with others in a cooperative group. In order to use cooperative groups to support and enhance generative learning activities, instructors need to apply appropriate facilitating techniques to make sure all students are active learners.