Bill,
One idea is to start class by explaining the facts of the event, combined with
either a key paragraph from a news report or a video clip on the screen.
Write one multiple choice discussion question that gives them a choice
of four possible causes of the event, or four likely consequences of the event,
or four possible ways to deal with the event if they were the key decision
maker. Students first discuss in teams, then use voting cards, followed
by a class discussion. All of this can be done in about 15 minutes and
would not be graded. If the event relates to material you have already covered,
remind them of this fact in case it would help with the dicussion. If it relates
to material that you will cover in the future, use this discussion to emphasize the
importance of the future material.
Any ideas on how to improve this process would be appreciated!
Rick
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Rick Goedde
Director of Management Studies
Associate Professor
Department of Economics
St. Olaf College
1520 St. Olaf Avenue
Northfield, MN 55057
Office: 507-786-3126
On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 11:39 PM, Bill Goffe
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I use TBL in two of my courses (economics) and have been quite pleased.
But, there is one thing I haven't really figured out how to incorporate --
current events. In these courses it is pretty important to read and
discuss events right as they occur, but how might I incorporate this into
TBL? If there is a story on tomorrow, I don't really want to wait until
the next RAP process; instead, I'd like to talk about it in the next
class. Plus, current topics rarely fit exactly into what we're currently
doing.
Ideas?
- Bill
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Bill Goffe
Department of Economics
SUNY Oswego, 416 Mahar Hall
Oswego, NY 13126
315-312-3444(v), 315-312-5444(f)
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