BeachViews : Strategies for Facilitating Whole Class Discussion

1. Agenda: • Introductions • Suggestions • 10 take home tips • Questions and Conversation BeachViews: Strategies for Facilitating Whole Class Discussion With Dr. Stacy Young, CLA Faculty Development Fellow

2. Introductions • Welcome • About you • About me • Instructional background • Scholarly area of expertise • Teaching philosophy • Today’s game plan

3. Suggestions • 1) Alert students to your participation expectations • And co-create guidelines with them • 2) Create a positive, supportive classroom climate • Learn students’ names • Handle inappropriate contributions swiftly but delicately • No bad questions

4. Suggestions • 3) Pay attention to response patterns in your class and adjust accordingly • Small vs. large classes • Upper- vs. lower- division classes • 4) Be mindful of question phrasing • Start easy • Use opinion or example based questions often • Use open-ended question phrasing and question probing

5. Suggestions • 5) Increase your wait time • 10 seconds minimum • Research = +3 seconds matters • 6) Use teamwork (in and out of class) • Debates • Fishbowls • Small group discussion • Personalized performance feedback

6. Suggestions • 7) Create opportunities for reticent students • The question of the day (go-around) • Prep time to respond • 8) Engage in positive reinforcement • Show appreciation for student contributions (before and after) • 9) Provide synthesis and closure

7. Suggestions • 10) Be mindful of your nonverbal behavior • Research = Smiling matters • Research = Immediacy matters

8. Questions And Conversation