Check out NWEI's
small group discussion courses to help you get started, or join our (free) Course Organizer training on January 22nd.
Since 2010, SDGN has sponsored more than 20
small group discussion courses using the Northwest Earth Institute model in local libraries, faith centers and work places with more than 150 participants.
Not exact matches
Our
courses are delivered by experienced Fatherhood Institute trainers and include a mixture of taught sessions, workshop exercises in
small groups and large
group discussions.
All our
courses are delivered by experienced Fatherhood Institute trainers and include a mixture of taught sessions, workshop exercises in
small groups, and large
group discussions.
The benefits: Whether encouraging lecture
course students to take their final exam in
small groups or asking seminar students to prepare and lead portions of late semester
discussions, Guinier believes collaborative endeavors show students that understanding how to get the answer is as important as getting the answer.
And my pedagogy, at least in this
course, is otherwise quite traditional: a blend of lecture, turn - and - talks, and
small -
group discussion.
Depending on the
course, teachers use a variety of methods to engage students, including live one - to - one or
small group virtual whiteboard sessions, asynchronous
discussion, and even a new experimental, immersive online game for an American history
course.
All three authors collected data, which included observational field notes of
discussions during face - to - face and online classes (19 total); written reflections for each teacher related to assigned articles and book chapters (approximately 19 per teacher); email correspondence with teachers;
course assignments; end - of - the - semester feedback; and transcriptions of semiformal
small group interviews (teachers were divided into five
groups for these interviews).
For example, Northpass has a native
discussion tool built in that allows for private
discussions at the
course level, at the activity level or between members of a
small group.
We decided to approach the
small -
group discussions using an asynchronous, online
discussion board contained in the Blackboard ®
course management system.
We offer several
discussion activities which can be used to facilitate
small group dialogue during workshops, retreats, classes or to introduce participants to the NW Earth Institute
discussion course process.
He describes how NWEI's Discovering a Sense of Place
discussion course led him and a
small group of friends to contemplate what it would mean if we truly considered the benefits of consciously developing an intimate relationship with our place.
Stop in after work and you'll have the chance to find out more about NWEI and our
small -
group discussion courses, as well as fuel up for the hard work ahead in the sustainability arena with some snacks and Rogue Brewery beer.
Here at NWEI, we focus on individual behavior change and
small group learning through our
discussion courses and in our EcoChallenge.
As you know, here at NWEI we focus on individual behavior change and
small group learning through our
discussion courses and through our EcoChallenge.
Designed to facilitate
small group discussion amongst faculty, students or staff, the
course books include a variety of perspectives on sustainability from thought leaders, with
discussion questions that encourage critical thinking and discourse.
In a
small group setting, students of the A2J
course were able to have a more focused, and meaningful,
discussion with Cromwell.
PEDS Advanced Practice could be undertaken in
small groups over several weeks, with learners completing sections of the
course individually before reforming for
group discussion and reflection.
In this 2 - day
course, Terry will guide participants through a combination of lecture, video, presentation,
discussion, role plays, large
group work, and
small group exercises, in order to ground theory in practice.