Muddiest Points box
Last quarter I used a "muddiest points box" to allow students to write a question about the topic that they may not have wanted to ask in class. It worked really well. However this quarter the students either don't use it or use it to ask questions about their own pets. Should I just stop using it?
I find students ask a lot of questions that they arleady can figure out the answer for, but just need to hear it said out loud in order to answer it.
I do something similar in my distance learning class. I have an open forum where students can have either private or public discussions with the proffessor or class. They can either offer topics that they want clarification on, or topics for a full class discussion. SO far it has been wonderful, some students use it some don't... but on average everyone comes in to read the responses.
Hi Krysti!
No, I wouldn't say stop using it. Knowing that every class of students is going to be different, you have to find what works. So - get to know the class over the first couple of weeks and then decide what will work best for them. Maybe it's the old "parking lot" approach for some classes and the "muddiest points box" for others.
Keep up the good work!
Jane Davis
ED107 Facilitator
Perhaps. I've had certain activities work really well for some groups and not so well with others. Therefore, I try something and if students aren't responding positively, I change it up.
