In academic education, a discussion is an important way to learn from each other. By engaging in a discussion, students gain new insights and learn that a topic has multiple sides to it. But how can you get students to actively participate in a group discussion? During the module, you will mainly practice your skills by moderating discussions between colleagues. We do this by means of various activating work forms. You give each other feedback on the way you give instructions and communicate.

Good to know

Target group		(First year) workgroup teachers
Group size		Max. 16 teachers
Language		English
Time investment		3.5 hours in class + 1 hour preparation time + 1 hour portfolio (for teachers in Workgroup Teacher Programme)
Trainer		See table below
Location		Roeterseiland Campus (REC)
Intented learning outcomes		At the end of this module participants can… clarify the purpose of conducting discussions differentiate among different facilitator roles (web or wheel) and different objectives of discussion formats name and come up with different teaching and design behaviours regarding discussions facilitate several interactive discussion formats design different forms of discussion for different considerations/goals stimulate students to actively participate in discussions reflect on the way you communicate when students are engaged in a discussion
Preparation		Go to preparation and materials

Registration:

Teachers who are doing the first year of the Workgroup Teacher Programme (WTP) will register for this module during the Didactic bootcamp (in the final week of August).
Teachers who are not in the first year of the WTP can register by clicking on your preferred date in the table below; you will then be redirected to our registration environment.
The registration deadline is one week before the start of each course

Planning 2023-2024:

	Dates	Time	Training Module	Lang.	Location	Trainer	Department
1.	Mon. 13 November	13:30-17:00	Guiding discussions	EN	REC C3.01	Ruth-Martine Huijs-Keegstra	For all domains
2.	Thu. 25 January	09:00-12:30	Guiding discussions	EN	REC B2.02	Linde Berkelmans	For all domains
3.	Tue. 16 April	09:00-12:30	Guiding discussions	EN	REC B3.09	Ruth-Martine Huijs-Keegstra	For all domains
4.	Mon. 10 June	13:30-17:00	Guiding discussions	EN	REC B3.09	Ruth-Martine Huijs-Keegstra	For all domains