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Facilitating Effective Discussions - Coggle Diagram
Facilitating Effective Discussions
Initiating and sustaining a lively, productive discussion are among the most challenging activities for an instructor (Davis, 1993).
Preparing for a Discussion
Do some careful planning on how the discussion will be done.
Help students prepare for the discussion.
Establish ground rules for participation in a discussion.
Clearly communicate on what you are looking for from the discussion.
Ask students to state their name before they begin speaking.
Keep background noise to a minimum.
Be ready to willing to work with sign interpreters or CART interpreters during discussion or questions session.
Starting a Discussion
Refer to questions you distributed.
Make a list of key points.
Use a partner activity
Use a brainstorming activity
Divide students into small groups to discuss a specific question or issue
Pose a controversial issue and organize an informal debate
Pose an opening question & give students a few minutes to record an answer.
Encouraging Student Participation
Create an inclusive discussion environment
Allow students to ask questions or share ideas in class anonymously
Give students low-stakes opportunities to think and discuss content
Facilitate smaller discussions among students before you ask students to share with the entire class
Use online resources and content management systems to extend class discussions
Balance students' voices during the discussion
Make sure the classroom is in silent mode
Limit your own involvement in the students's discussion
Guiding The Discussion
Keep the discussion focused
Repeat the key point of all comments made
Make sure to jot down key points from the discussion
Stay alert for signs that the discussion is deteriorating
Prevent the discussion from deteriorating into a heated argument
Bring closure to the discussion
Avoid finishing someone's sentences or guessing what is being said
Evaluating The Discussion
Ask students to write a review to assess what they have learnt from the discussion
Ask students to respond to specific questions about the discussion
Conduct your own informal evaluation of the discussion