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In-Class Assessment of Discussion-Based Teaching<\/a><\/h4>\n

Preparing to Teach<\/a><\/p>\n

Characteristics of Effective Case Teaching<\/a><\/p>\n

Guidelines for Effective Observation of Case Instructors<\/a><\/p>\n

In-Class Assessment of Discussion-Based Teaching. (2005). Retrieved August 10, 2016, from http:\/\/www.hbs.edu\/teaching\/docs\/In-Class-Assessment.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

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Nine Ways to Improve Class Discussions<\/a><\/h4>\n

Maryellen Weimer<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Having note takers, being more focused and for less time, using the discussions, inviting students to suggest discussion topics, use better hooks to launch discussion, talk less or not at all, end with something definitive, discuss discussions and pause.<\/p>\n

Weimer, M. (2015, September 30). Nine Ways to Improve Class Discussions [Web log post]. Retrieved June 20, 2016, from http:\/\/www.facultyfocus.com\/articles\/teaching-professor-blog\/nine-ways-to-improve-class-discussions\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

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Using Class Discussion to Meet Your Teaching Goals<\/a><\/h4>\n

Tips on how to guide discussion, encourage participation, assess learning and what prompts and exercises to use.<\/p>\n

[Using Class Discussion to Meet Your Teaching Goals. (2005).\u00a0Newsletter on Teaching<\/i>,\u00a015<\/i>.]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

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Effective Classroom Discussions \u2013 5 Guidelines<\/a><\/h4>\n

Guidelines for effective discussion, such as: clarify what students mean, give students time, appreciate students’ ideas, accept lack of closure and balanced classroom instruction.<\/p>\n

Selma Wassermann, S. (2010, February). Effective Classroom Discussions.\u00a0Meeting Students Where They Are,<\/em>\u00a067<\/em>(5).<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

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Managing Small Group Discussion<\/a><\/h4>\n

Talking about planning and structuring discussion sessions, how to structure the physical environment, how to take of group dynamics, and what discussion formats there are out there.<\/p>\n

Kelly, M., & Stafford, K. (1993).\u00a0Managing Small Group Discussion<\/i>\u00a0(9th ed., pp. 1-18, Publication). Hong Kong: City University of Hong Kong.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

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Discussion Management: Engagement<\/a><\/h4>\n

Videos and teaching tips on different methods such as using votes and role playing to increase student engagement.<\/p>\n

Discussion Management: Engagement. (n.d.). Retrieved August 9, 2016, from http:\/\/www.hbs.edu\/teaching\/case-method-in-practice\/leading-in-the-classroom\/engagement.html<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

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Questions for Discussion Questions<\/a><\/h4>\n
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Harvard Business School professor and preeminent teacher C. Roland Christensen considered the art of questioning so important that he once described case method teaching as \u201cthe art of asking the right question, of the right student, at the right time\u2014and in the right way.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Questions for Class Discussions. (2008). Retrieved June 20, 2016, from http:\/\/www.hbs.edu\/teaching\/docs\/Questions_for_Class_Discussions_rev.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3835","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"EdDataX","author_link":"https:\/\/eddatax.fed.cuhk.edu.hk\/?author=1"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":null,"rttpg_excerpt":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eddatax.fed.cuhk.edu.hk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3835","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eddatax.fed.cuhk.edu.hk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eddatax.fed.cuhk.edu.hk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eddatax.fed.cuhk.edu.hk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eddatax.fed.cuhk.edu.hk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3835"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/eddatax.fed.cuhk.edu.hk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3835\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3841,"href":"https:\/\/eddatax.fed.cuhk.edu.hk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3835\/revisions\/3841"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eddatax.fed.cuhk.edu.hk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}