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Facilitating Effective Discussions - Coggle Diagram
Facilitating Effective Discussions
Preparing for a discussion
Communicate how much time you have for questions or discussion and what you are looking for
Reevaluate course participation and attendance policies to be certain that they are assessing with the right access
Establish ground rules for participation in a discussion like actively listen to their peers
Help participants prepare for the discussion by suggesting key concepts and themes
Plan how to conduct the discussion by setting a clear objective
Starting a discussion
Refers to question by asking the questions you assigned or which question is the most challenging
Make a list of key points by identifying and listing the important points from the reading and use them as a starting point for discussion.
Pose an opening question and give students a few minutes to write down the answers
Pose a controversial issue and organize an informal debate
Use a partner activity and start the discussion by having students pair off
Use brainstorming activity and ask students to contribute ideas related to the discussion topic
Encourage participation
Create an inclusive discussion environment by using an icebreaker activity, learning the names of participants and arrange the seatings
Open for anonymous quetions
Facilitate smaller discussion with the group members
Have an eye contact and body gesture to attract participants' attention
Avoid talking too much to give the participants opportunity to talk
Guiding the discussion
Keep the discussion focused by having a clear agenda or write the issues discussed on a board
Repeat the key points
Be sure to jot down key points that emerge from the discussion and use these for summarizing the session.
Remind students of the ground rules for discussion
Bring closure to the discussion
Evaluating the discussion
Ask the participants to evaluate
Conduct informal evaluation