Sharing without expertise.
I just finished the first module and I was intrigued by the Harvard video in which the instructor talks about encouraging your students to "share without expertise". I think this is a great idea, and I'd love to learn more about the best way to go about it. Any suggestions?
Hello Mr. Cushing,
I agree with your comments on expounding on ways to improve an individual student's idea. It's important as instructors that we encourage them to brainstorm ideas and examine ways to improve their problem solving skills.
With the right encouragement and guidance, the student will embrace trouble-shooting and problem solving as a positive course of action as they enter their new careers.
Creative Problem solving in a group can be enhanced when students working in teams generate ideas using a couple of simple rules.
You are not allowed to say "that's a bad idea"
You have to say "what I like about your idea is______ and wonder if we added XYZ to it we could improve it."
This way everyone can feel safe to engage in the process without being concerned that they will be judged, and there may be some great ideas the spring from non-experts.
I love to get the students involved with one another and teaching one another as much as i can. It also helps in situations where there are a few students who are excelling and some who arent quite grasping the concepts. By grouping the students together it helps those excelling students get involved and avoids them getting bored while making sure those who struggle do not fall behind
I just wanted to say as an instructor and a student it is very important for peers to work together because they can and do learn things from each other that they may not have learned otherwise. I like to have my students role play particular material and come up with a problem and a solution. So in this case what they would do is play out a scene where it clearly states a problem and then one that states the solution to that problem and by doing this they really learn from each other because they are the ones coming up with both. ALways think outside of the box I always say.
Hi Sokpheap,
You get from students what you expect. Students can amaze you with what they can do.
Patricia Scales
I had assigned peer teaching assignments to my students and it delivered a positive feedback. Students love to interact with one another and it helped them retain the information the way they wanted to. It also help them to become creative.
Hi Jeanne,
Students can sometimes reach others in ways that the instructor can not. Utilize peer teaching as much as possible. Group teaching works well in this instance also.
Patricia Scales
