There are different ways to think about the question of “what can I bring to the class?” The identity article helped us see the importance of unique viewpoints to creating a rich learning opportunity. \u00a0Many students are thinking about the dual roles of listening and speaking,\u00a0and their comfort with either or both. \u00a0A few, like Maria, wrote about how their experience and background might give them a different perspective on our readings.<\/p>\n
I feel that part of my role is to construct a safe community for people to take risks and make mistakes and form relationships. \u00a0We have less than 3 hours a week together. \u00a0How can I help make them count? One specific question to consider is: how do we decide who talks and when?<\/p>\n
Let’s face it: having 17 people in a conversation is awkward! \u00a0For many (not all of us) the protocol for talking is putting your hand in the air until the teacher calls on you. \u00a0The advantage to that is that one person talks at a time. \u00a0The disadvantage is that the instructor has all the power. \u00a0Well–that can be a good thing because I do have a background in group facilitation so I can steer the discussion. \u00a0But is that best? \u00a0What is the effect of giving me all that power over our precious face-time?<\/p>\n
I think we could try some different strategies, like think-pair-share, small-group-reporting-out, and even, as the Native people did, use a talking stick which one speaker passes to the next. \u00a0Let’s experiment and see what works for our group.<\/p>\n
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