the Devil is in the details!
Maryellen Weimer writes, "I have been known to berate the quality of classroom discussions; student-teacher exchanges that occur in the presence of mostly uninvolved others." This is an interesting way to begin an interesting article about creating effective classroom discussions.
A recent non-scientific survey of 30 random LBC online classes reveals that forums are by far the most popular type of learning activities that we build into our online classes. Of course they come in many different flavors, but forums make up 60% of the activities of the courses we surveyed. So it follows that making forums as effective as possible will greatly enhance the outcome and student experience in any given online class.
Facilitating Effective
Classroom Discussion
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Learning is a result of listening, which in turn leads to even better listening and attentiveness to the other person. In other words, to learn from the child, we must have empathy, and empathy grows as we learn - Alice Miller
student experience in any given online class.
These techniques work in both online and face-to-face classes, and fostering effective classroom discussions is a crucial teaching skill. Read on to learn more...