From BlackBoard to Wikis, Blogs and Beyond: Critical
Thinking Through Discussion
Discussion in the Classroom
How do we make it work?
In a class of 25 students, how many are actively engaged during a class discussion at one time? 4%
In groups of four? 24% In pairs? 50%. Online? 100%
Put yourself in their place.
What are you doing during a meeting?
BLOGS
http://mrsstjohn.edublogs.org/
www.edublogs.org
Blackboard
Wikis
http://poetryclass.wikispaces.com/
http://ww2a.wikispaces.com/
Wikis are free too!
Seem a bit…
overwhelming?
Isn’t everything new…
at first?
Socrates’ Theory of Knowledge:
He was convinced that the surest way to attain reliable knowledge was through the practice of disciplined conversation. He called this method dialectic.
Socratic Seminar Handout
Recommended