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Discussion

Strategy for Deeper Learning

Mary Ellen Bornak and Michael HennesseyBucks County Community College


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Research Clearly Identifies

Elements Crucial to Learning

Interactions that must be present in a

learning environment are:

Social

Cognitive

Teaching Presence


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Modeling Social Element:

Engaging Learners

Set the parameters by thetone of discussion

Identify areas ofagreement

Create consensus/understanding

Encourage participation

Humanize discussion

Build cohesion/community


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Modeling Cognitive Element:

Prompt Higher Order Thinking

Trigger questions

Create exploration

Integrate ideas

Reflection

Reconstruction Redirection


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Recognize/Encourage Cognitive

Cycle for Deeper Learning

Construct meaning

Share meaning

Feedback - rethinking

Meaning reconstructed

Reflection on outcome


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Teaching Student

Presence Satisfaction

Online Interaction:

Creates Cognitive,Social Dynamic

Sustains Guidance

Provides Immediacy


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Teaching Presence:

Active Role in Discussion

Motivate

Guide

Provide structure

Give feedback

Problem solve


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Modeling Teaching Presence:

RestrainedRole in Discussion

Relevance Reconstruction

Redirection

Expression

Being there to

Monitor for:


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Modeling Teaching Presence:

Direct Instruction in Discussion

Lecture by discussion

Focus on concepts, issues

Summarize

Confirm understanding

Diagnose misperceptions Share knowledge from diverse sources


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Teacher Presence as Facilitator

Be direct

Require participation Press for integration of

ideas

Lead to resolution

Provide critical thinkingframework

Here are some guidelines:


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In Good Discussion

A Thoughtful Post Goes beyond simply

agree/disagree

Examines or questionsassumptions

Connects ideas


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Discussion Strategies thatScaffold Learning Social acknowledgement

Questions

Engagement Direct instruction

Modeling/examples

Feedback/praise Encouraging articulation

Management


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Discussion that Counts

Make postings mandatory

Give significant grades forquality and participation

Assign creative questions

Provide examples ofthoughtful posts


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Discussion Tips To Keep It Going

Require using quote featurePost remindersAsk for elaboration of vague

responsesAsk for further comments on

provocative posts


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Bonks Discussion Rule of 3 to 20

3 percent minimum

20 percent maximum

Look for opportunities

Post with purpose

Make the difference


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Student Discussion Feedback

I thought it was very well balanced.There was enough discussion between students,and Michael stepped in occasionally to redirectwhere the discussions were going.

I thought the comments that Michael made werethought provoking and were just the right amountto start up a discussion, keep loose control over it,and allow independent thinking.


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Feedback: Better than reading

I believe the discussions are morebeneficial than the reading.

I would read the material and not give adamn. Then, the discussions would infuse

me to interject my opinion.

I believe more discussions would bebeneficial to future students. Even if the

same discussion was extended timewise.


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Feedback

Although it was a distancelearning course, there wasthe feeling of classdiscussion.


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Student: It really works

It required everyone'sinvolvement in discussionrather than only a few active

speakers and a teacher thatusually happens in face-to-face meeting, so I think theCOMP distance learning

really works.


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Lets Put our Heads Together!

Other discipline examples?

How do you keep value in yourdiscussions?

How do you reign-in/refocuswandering discussion?

What do you do when a gem of anidea emerges?

How do you recognize and help needystudents?

How do you ignite a falteringdiscussion?

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