I think a lot of the "success" in online threaded conversations depends in part on what questions you ask and I was wondering what others on TIPS thought about this. I was just looking at Ellen Langer's book, Mindful Learning because I recalled that she addressed this issue. One of her memorable examples was that we should not ask students, "Is it possible to prevent pregnancy using a nasal spray?" (which would probably lead to a response like, "Ummm...no") but rather phrase it this way, "How could we use a nasal spray to prevent pregnancy?".
Does anyone else know of any other resources/research on this topic of phrasing questions in a way that really stimulates thinking? Michael Michael A. Britt, Ph.D. [email protected] http://www.ThePsychFiles.com Twitter: mbritt --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=24542 or send a blank email to leave-24542-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
