University of New Mexico - Valencia Campus
Teaching & Learning Center
Small Group Teaching
Guidelines and techniques for small group http://www.uab.edu/uasomume/cdm/small.htm
Do you know how to use small groups in class, in ways that promote more higher level learning and add more energy and motivation to student learning? http://www.ou.edu/idp/tips/ideas/quick5.html
Small group teaching is not lecturing to a small group. It is facilitating the participation of the group in an inquiry or problem-solving activity. In small group teaching the instructor becomes a facilitator promoting collaborative learning. http://www.uab.edu/uasomume/cdm/resources.htm#Small
When it comes to ethics, everyone has an opinion. Getting students to express their opinions, however, can be quite a challenge. Many students have never discussed ethics in a college class and may approach the enterprise with a certain apprehension.http://poynter.indiana.edu/tre/kdp-groups.pdf