Making Small Enrollment Classes Engaging: What Do You Do When You Feel Lonely? March 2014

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Todays Presenters 3 Scott McLean, MA Faculty College of Management and Technology Michael H. McGivern, PhD Faculty College of Management and Technology Kathleen Hargiss, PhD Faculty College of Management and Technology

Instructors Play Several Roles Serving as an instructor in a low enrollment class means wearing a lot of hats, or taking on lots of roles, to help make the experience informative, engaging, and effective! Hats Clipart # by Ron Leishman | Royalty-Free (RF) Stock × Hats Clipart # by Ron Leishman | Royalty-Free (RF) Stock Illustrations & Vector Graphics Hats Clipart # by Ron Leishman | Royalty-Free (RF) Stock... × 420 4

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Engaging Discussion Boards In a low enrollment course we may need to make the extra effort to respond several times to each student. Construction Chef Student Grad Occupation Job Hats Royalty Free × Construction chef student grad occupation job hats Construction Chef Student Grad Occupation Job Hats Royalty Free... × 758 9

Planning Ahead for Discussions Scales Of Justice 2 clip art - vector clip art online, royalty free... Of Justice 2 clip art - vector clip art online, royalty free × Scales Of Justice 2 Clip Art299 × 258 We may need to write sample peer reviews, critiques, provide resources, or take positions in role-playing exercises to help facilitate an engaging discussion. 10

Facilitating Effective Discussions Provide clear expectations (Students need guide-lines with identified posting requirements) Topics should be interesting and relevant Use questions that have relevancy to the students immediate lives and into the future Provide two or three open-ended questions (Students need more stimulants in a low enrollment course in order to advance the weekly discussion) 11

Why Interactive Discussions? Importance of active involvement: Tell me and Ill listen. Show me and Ill understand. Involve me and Ill learn. (Teton Lakota Indians) I hear, and I forget. I see, and I remember. I do and I understand. (Asian proverb) 12

Small Group Discussion Small group: 3-4 students (entire class) Require students to rotate roles weekly Roles: 1) Facilitator 2) Researcher 3) Summarizer 4) Questioner 13

Small Group Discussion Student Feedback Students understood their own expectations Enjoyed the dialogues more Quality and in-depth in the discussion improved Created a higher-order critical thinking skills 14

Technology Tools Tools that can make the discussions interactively exciting: Students provide links to relevant websites that relate to the topic Students volunteer each week to create a video as to the weeks thread topic compared to writing text. They visually present the post in lieu of text. 15

Day 1 Spark Day 1 Spark – Find an interesting aspect of the given discussion prompt and develop a spark to stimulate curiosity! Electric Spark Royalty-free Image | Getty Images | www.gettyimages.com × Royalty-free Image: Electric spark Electric Spark Royalty-free Image | Getty Images | www.gettyimages.com507 ×

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Day 3 Post Old Rotary Telephone And Modern Cell Phone Royalty Free Stock × Old rotary telephone and modern cell phone - concept illustration. Old Rotary Telephone And Modern Cell Phone Royalty Free Stock... × 1065 Highlight parts of the directions from the given prompt and point out interesting questions, assumptions, or relationships. 18

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Day 5 Response Posts Take an active role in response posts to main Day 3 Posts – asking questions, providing additional insights by integrating the reading resources, external sources from the field, or personal observations Green Conversation Royalty Free Stock Photos - Image: www.dreamstime.com × Green conversation Green Conversation Royalty Free Stock Photos - Image: www.dreamstime.com1300 ×

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Contact Information Scott McLean Kathleen Hargiss Michael McGivern 24

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