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| + | ====== Interactive Nugget - Lightening the learning climate ====== | ||
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| + | ===== Uses ===== | ||
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| + | To create an informal learning climate by inviting the class to think about the subject matter in a creative way. | ||
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| + | ===== Materials required ===== | ||
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| + | None | ||
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| + | ===== How to use it ===== | ||
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| + | - Explain to the class you want to do an enjoyable activity before getting serious about the subject | ||
| + | - Divide the class into subgroups. | ||
| + | - Give each subgroup an assignment to “make fun of” an important topic or concept that you intend to cover in the session. (For example: “10 reasons why only Google is good enough for my assignments”; “Peer reviewed articles are no good for us because…”; “The worst way to look for resources for my dissertation”; “Plagiarism: Why it makes my life sooo easy”.) | ||
| + | - Invite the subgroups to report what they’ve done. | ||
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| + | ===== Notes ===== | ||
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| + | By making fun of a topic, or thinking of the “worst way” to do things, the groups think about what is important as they go along – hopefully priming them for the formal teaching! | ||
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| + | Probably best with smaller classes unless you have lots of time for subgroups to feedback. | ||
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| + | ===== Variations ===== | ||
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| + | Present your own spoof of the subject matter at the start of the session – then get the class to feedback everything they spot wrong in the spoof. | ||
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