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Keep students engaged and actively learning with focused, relevant discussion Second only to lecture as the most widely used instructional strategy, there's no better method than classroom discussion to actively engage students with course material.

Table of Contents
Foreword ix

Acknowledgments xiii

Preface xv

About the Author xix

1. Introduction: Why Bother with Classroom Discussion? 1

2. Is Anyone Really Paying Attention? 15

3. The Challenge of Dominant Talkers 47

4. Students’ Differing Definitions of the Classroom 79

5. Making Online Discussion Work 105

6. To Grade or Not to Grade? And Other Conundrums 141

Afterword 165

References 171

Index 191

Discussion in the College Classroom

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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Publication Date: 26/06/2015
      ISBN13: 9781118571354, 978-1118571354
      ISBN10: 1118571355
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Keep students engaged and actively learning with focused, relevant discussion Second only to lecture as the most widely used instructional strategy, there's no better method than classroom discussion to actively engage students with course material.

      Table of Contents
      Foreword ix

      Acknowledgments xiii

      Preface xv

      About the Author xix

      1. Introduction: Why Bother with Classroom Discussion? 1

      2. Is Anyone Really Paying Attention? 15

      3. The Challenge of Dominant Talkers 47

      4. Students’ Differing Definitions of the Classroom 79

      5. Making Online Discussion Work 105

      6. To Grade or Not to Grade? And Other Conundrums 141

      Afterword 165

      References 171

      Index 191

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