To Spark Discussion in a Zoom Class, Try a ‘Silent Meeting’ An instructor adapted a meeting strategy from the tech world and found it surprisingly effective in the virtual college classroom.

Classroom discussions help engagement and learning so find out how instructors can get started in facilitating respectful debate among students using a simple framework For many students, speaking up ...

Class participation is important of all Core Humanities courses and being able to clearly and confidently express ideas is a valuable skill to learn.

Class discussion promotes student learning of and engagement with course material. What are some ways to get good discussions started?

Discussions are a critical part of student learning, but both in-person and online discussions can have lackluster results if not structured and facilitated properly. This article explores the ...

Discussion-based approaches to instruction, coupled with challenging academic demands, are positively related to students' literacy performance, a recent study has found.

As the discussion progresses, being able to reference a student’s quote or phrasing we’ve jotted down is yet another way to publish students’ contributions and showcase our close attention to their ...

But if we stop taking such a narrow and short-sighted approach to “literacy,” we can use classroom discussions to create more respectful and responsible citizens in the future— and better ...

As we approach the fall semester, one thing everyone who is returning to in-person teaching should be thinking about is how they will run discussions. Class discussions have always been complicated, ...

Let’s ditch the fake engagement of discussion boards and adopt tools that help us grow. As students and future healthcare providers, we need assignments that push us to engage meaningfully and ...