Louis: > Joe, what I do is "run silent." I have two communities get > together and talk of their issues, questions, articles read, > whatever. This goes on for about ten minutes.
Does the rest of the class just observe this process as the two communities are discussing these issues? Do you give them any structure on how these discussions should go or what they should focus on? Do you require students to turn in questions for grades at the beginning of each class? > I then ask the students, "who has an issue to put on the > table for us to discuss." And, then I sit down and wait, > and wait, and wait and watch them become fidgety. After this ten minute discussion with the two learning communities, do you open up the discussion to the rest of the class? Are you using the initial ten minute discussion by the two learning communities to introduce the topic for the day, and then open it up to everyone else to discuss the salient issues? Rod ______________________________________________ Roderick D. Hetzel, Ph.D. Department of Psychology LeTourneau University Post Office Box 7001 2100 South Mobberly Avenue Longview, Texas 75607-7001 Office: Heath-Hardwick Hall 115 Phone: 903-233-3312 Fax: 903-233-3246 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage: http://www.letu.edu/people/rodhetzel --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
