Research a particular topic of interest to present to the class
Work on a critical thinking exercise
Review homework
Think, pair, share
Assign debatable topic, one person speaks for/the other against
Student with correct answer goes and explains to another student who needs help
Google key terms, figure, concept, etc. to begin discussion
Role play
Workshop activity where they give each other feedback on sections of an assignment
Small Group (4-6)
Critical dialog in action
Give students a topic, have them discuss, present key points to class.
Field note observations on a particular campus event. Report findings to class.
Jigsaw reading, analysis, discuss/present
Peer review lab reports鈥攑aper conversion
Role play groups to share competing ideas.
Assign a topic to each student beforehand and make them present in the class the next day.
Students read an article in prep for the class, then during class given case studies and have to explain actions they would take-they have to come to a consensus
Large Classroom
Test reviewer - group students in small group 4-6. Each group has a theme name and competes to answer review questions. Give a prize at the end.
Extra credit points offered for correct answers to first 10 students
Form student groups (4-5 in each group) assign them a mini-project. Offer prizes for the best mini project.
After a point is explained in lecture, students fill out a worksheet and turn it in for participation points.
Divide class in half, create a quiz in which they are placed in teams, the team who answers questions correctly wins.
Students write discussion questions about the readings and submit them before class. Faculty member aggregates questions and shares with students. Students access the group's questions for class discussion.
Ideas Gallery
Debate/news conference about a topic.
Plickers - clickers used at the end of the session
Online
Class built and shared wiki.
Each member of class creates an online 鈥減oster鈥 of a food science principle and then another member comments on it (the discussion on D2L).
Peer review and smaller group in depth discussion of research papers and other assignments. While students read work off all- they are in depth respondents for small group together- 4 students/group.
Use Qualtrics to collect data for in class exercise.
Shared readings through Google docs to allow real time editing.
Have students use Qualtrics to create surveys to send out to the class on a particular topic of interest. Report results to class. Provide a reflection note on the project via D2L.