Wonderful presentation! I have used most if not all of these strategies, but I didn't know they had a name to them; WILD HOGs! Actively participating and engaging with my students is one of the biggest joy I have in teaching. Students love it when I chime in on a conversation to add my input on a topic or when I call out specific students to further the discussion. Changing the title of the post is something I have grown accustomed to. Changing the title of a post adds emphasis to the main point, idea, or concept that I want my students to learn.
Thank you for your thoughts, Nikki. I think a lot of us are doing these types of things in the classroom, but now we have a name for it! As educators we know that actively engaging our students is the best way for them to learn. I think that doing this while adding higher order thinking to the posts, we can see even better results. I am glad you enjoyed our presentation :)
Thanks for your feedback and thanks for sharing! It sounds like you have a good handle on discussion techniques in the online classroom. I have a question for you...
Are there any discussion techniques you've heard of and want to try or any techniques you think have potential for online learners?
Very timely question =). I am actually in the process of creating several new instructional techniques in an effort to improve effective communication skills among the at-risk student population taking UNV-104. Adapted from the work of Kalelioglu and Gulbahar (2013), below are several instructional techniques you may have heard of or are familiar with:
Six Thinking Hats
Brainstorming
Role Playing
Socratic Seminar
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I plan on incorporating these techniques using the steps in the writing process. All of these techniques involves some form of role playing.
Kalelioglu, F., & Gulbahar, Y. (2013). The effect of instructional techniques on critical thinking and critical thinking dispositions in online discussion. Educational Technology & Society, 17(1), 248-258.
Thank you for sharing these. I'm not familiar with Kalelioglu and Gulbahar (2013), so I look forward to checking out this reference.
I have used most of the techniques you've listed except for the Six Thinking Hats. I looked it up and it seems like this discussion technique would be very useful in UNV-104 and PHI-105, as well as some psychology courses. I like that it's a technique that encourages students to think about a topic from a different point of view.
Hello! Nice work. I like the idea of assessing prior and current knowledge using individual levels of learning. It is important to challenge the more advanced students so they do not become bored; this is especially true for the remedial courses. Nice work!
Thanks for your comment. I agree with you that we can differentiate learning and meet the needs of various students through our discussion techniques. Through the questions we ask and, more importantly, the answers student provide, we can gauge their current skill level and then proceed to ask teach from there. Thanks again for sharing your thoughts!
Thank you for the clever and interesting presentation. The information was very helpful and challenging! I plan to implement some of the things you shared in my next class. I agree, creating new subject titles definitely gains the student's attention and generates reply posts.
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Wonderful presentation! I have used most if not all of these strategies, but I didn't know they had a name to them; WILD HOGs! Actively participating and engaging with my students is one of the biggest joy I have in teaching. Students love it when I chime in on a conversation to add my input on a topic or when I call out specific students to further the discussion. Changing the title of the post is something I have grown accustomed to. Changing the title of a post adds emphasis to the main point, idea, or concept that I want my students to learn.
Thank you for your thoughts, Nikki. I think a lot of us are doing these types of things in the classroom, but now we have a name for it! As educators we know that actively engaging our students is the best way for them to learn. I think that doing this while adding higher order thinking to the posts, we can see even better results. I am glad you enjoyed our presentation :)
Nikki,
Thanks for your feedback and thanks for sharing! It sounds like you have a good handle on discussion techniques in the online classroom. I have a question for you...
Are there any discussion techniques you've heard of and want to try or any techniques you think have potential for online learners?
Best,
Meredith
Meredith,
Very timely question =). I am actually in the process of creating several new instructional techniques in an effort to improve effective communication skills among the at-risk student population taking UNV-104. Adapted from the work of Kalelioglu and Gulbahar (2013), below are several instructional techniques you may have heard of or are familiar with:
I plan on incorporating these techniques using the steps in the writing process. All of these techniques involves some form of role playing.
Kalelioglu, F., & Gulbahar, Y. (2013). The effect of instructional techniques on critical thinking and critical thinking dispositions in online discussion. Educational Technology & Society, 17(1), 248-258.
Nikki,
Thank you for sharing these. I'm not familiar with Kalelioglu and Gulbahar (2013), so I look forward to checking out this reference.
I have used most of the techniques you've listed except for the Six Thinking Hats. I looked it up and it seems like this discussion technique would be very useful in UNV-104 and PHI-105, as well as some psychology courses. I like that it's a technique that encourages students to think about a topic from a different point of view.
Thank you for sharing!
Best,
Meredith
Hello! Nice work. I like the idea of assessing prior and current knowledge using individual levels of learning. It is important to challenge the more advanced students so they do not become bored; this is especially true for the remedial courses. Nice work!
Kristen,
Thanks for your comment. I agree with you that we can differentiate learning and meet the needs of various students through our discussion techniques. Through the questions we ask and, more importantly, the answers student provide, we can gauge their current skill level and then proceed to ask teach from there. Thanks again for sharing your thoughts!
Best,
Meredith
Greetings:
Thank you for the clever and interesting presentation. The information was very helpful and challenging! I plan to implement some of the things you shared in my next class. I agree, creating new subject titles definitely gains the student's attention and generates reply posts.
Good job!
Blessings,
Danny