Sunday, February 1, 2009

Guided Design

Finally something that I will definitely use! I use a variation of
this model already in my classroom on a regular basis as I find it to
be a good way to stimulate discussion. It can sometimes be a challenge
to get students to understand exactly what it is they are supposed to
be learning so it is important to frame the instruction carefully and
provide help where needed. Another consideration is groups "hearing"
other groups in a traditional classroom so when possible I try to put
my groups in different rooms. I also have used this strategy, or
similiar, for leadership and team building activities with high school
students with success.

Despite my prior use of this system I have not used it with
multimedia. I think it will work well and I really see where wiki's
can be useful fir asynchronous group discussions.

Scott Robison

*sent from my iPhone

1 comment:

Paul E. said...

Moving student groups apart is an excellent idea. I know that many students will take the easiest way out, and I would hate for them to short-circuit their own thinking just because they overheard another group's brainstorming.