Skills Series • Set 11
Facilitating Discussion
Activity 11.1: Communication Style Quiz
This is an informal 20-question quiz designed to help you identify your own communication “style.” By increasing your awareness of how you typically communicate, you may be able to strengthen or modify your style to more effectively facilitate student discussions
Activity 11.2: Calling All Cold Callers
This prompt, Calling All Cold Callers, asks you to describe your experience with and views oncold calling, reflect on why you hold those views and describe the results you’ve seen.
Activity 11.3: Discussion Protocol
A Discussion Protocol is a guide for the discussion facilitator that lays out the plans for the discussion and provides details on how to encourage more student participation.
Further Reading
Engaged Teaching: A Handbook for College Faculty offers a comprehensive but concise survey of theory, research, and practical strategies necessary for improving teaching and learning in higher education, and is the perfect complement to the Engaged Teaching Skills Series.
