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Collaborative Document Creation #
- Ask students to work together in groups to create some sort of reference document relevant to the course
- Use Google docs, Microsoft Teams, other collaborative software
Ways to deploy this idea:
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- Graded group project to be submitted
- Breakout group activity in a live class
- Groups work on their section of a common group document so that the end result is a collection of everyone’s thoughts that they can then have as a reference document after class
- See Miro for a collaborative whiteboard
Poll-Debate-Poll #
- Pioneered by Professor Dilip Soman, students are polled for their opinion on a controversial topic
- They then watch a video of two experts debating the question
- Poll students again after watching the video and check for changes in opinion
Minute Papers #
- After learning a topic via video, reading, slides, ask students to take one minute to write their immediate thoughts
- Ungraded
- Helps students organize their thinking
- Submit as an ungraded assignment, or allow them to keep for themselves
Portfolio Learning #
- Ask students to do a number of activities throughout the term (e.g. minute papers, vlogs, blogs, etc.) and curate them into a learning portfolio
- Students then have a concise package of their learning activities when the course ends
- Students can then utilize it as a reference document
Breakouts #
- Breakout sessions can be used in various ways including 1:1 negotiations and small group discussions
- Give students a role and a scenario or fact pattern and ask them to break-out and do some role playing, then report back
Discussion Boards #
- Pose a question or ask students to respond to something they’ve read
- Example: ask them to make one post per week and comment on two of their peers’ posts
- Could be a weekly assignment throughout the duration of the course worth x%
- Instructor can grade each post/response to ensure comments are thoughtful. If ungraded students won’t invest effort
- Instructor needs to engage daily to some extent, making corrective comments, encouraging students, etc.
Knowledge Check Quizzes #
- Simple multiple choice comprehension quizzes following passive learning experiences e.g watching a video
- No need for too many questions and they shouldn’t be particularly tricky
- Want students to be able to test and demonstrate their understanding but also build their confidence in their comprehension