Teaching Workshops

High Impact Practices & Pedagogies


What	Leading Effective Discussions
Info	Upwards of 80% of college faculty report that class discussion is their dominant and preferred method of instruction. In addition to ranking among the most-used pedagogical techniques, scholars such as McKeachie have argued that it is also one of the most valuable. There is, however, a distinction between “a discussion” and “a good discussion.” Pedagogically, we should learn from the experience. Further, and perhaps especially in these times, we need to be able to facilitate effective discussions in our classes. In this session, we will learn how to avoid “the Ophelia syndrome” through the Socratic Method (and the value of the word “yet”), and how discussion can be used to help students develop and present ideas, respond appropriately to others, and illustrate the value of logic, evidence, and collaborative learning. RESOURCE MATERIALS	Capacity: 40 Seats Left: 10
When	Monday, 9/25/2017 2:00pm to 3:00pm (Pacific Time)
Where	Educ 341 (Doceo), Moscow Virtual Link
Facilitator
Brian Smentkowski cetlworkshops@uidaho.edu Assoc Prof of Political Sci; Dir of CETL
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