4S’ of Team Application Exercises

In the TBL classroom, the bulk of class time is spent having teams solve, report and discuss solutions to specific problems. Structuring the problems using the 4S framework will allow you to leverage the power of team dynamic. Read: Read pages 288-295...

Podcast: The Big List of Class Discussion Strategies

The following podcast was recorded by Jennifer Gonzalez, a former teacher in the greater D.C. area.  Jennifer Gonzalez shares 15 examples of class discussion strategies.  This podcast was chosen for this lesson for two reasons: the varied and robust content, but also...

Facilitating Discussions

Topic Summary: Facilitating Discussions Class discussions can be utilized in seminar and lecture courses, and their variety allows instructors to fit particular strategies to class needs. This flexibility stems largely from grounding in Vygotskyian social learning...