1. Questioning Techniques
Create a safe environment
Start easy
Dignify responses
Listen/repeat/paraphrase
Ask higher cognitive level questions
Use open-ended questions
Pose before, during, after assignments
Plan and think through questions/anticipate answers
Give time to respond
3+ seconds
Probe/redirect/reinforce
Be specific
Praise sparingly
Encourage full/even participation
Understand the thinking process
Collect baseline data
Question at and slightly above average levels
Look for assumptions/ fallacies/misconceptions
Teach thinking skills
Model/challenge/make explicit

2. Questioning Techniques – Online?
Create a safe environment
Ask higher cognitive level questions
Give time to respond
Probe/redirect/reinforce
Understand the thinking process
Teach thinking skills
Bridget Arend, University of Denver, Lilly Conference 2009