1. Drivers and ideas for classroom interaction Katie Wray 25/06/2013 katie.wray@ncl.ac.uk

2. Drivers for Interaction Why do we want more classroom interaction? Do our students want classroom interaction? Wealth of experience in the room Getting a response / validation Collecting feedback / ideas; ensuring comprehension Making meaning / identifying relevance Addressing learner diversity; appealing to learning styles Generating ideas

3. Examples of interaction 1.Ice-breakers??!! 2.Getting a response 3.Students as individuals 4.Toolkits

4. 1. Ice Breakers??!! Not Another Ice-breaker! (Susan Landay, March 2011) Express expectations Introductions (content, people) Community building Get conversations going, set the tone for participation Sense of ownership over the learning Break down teacher-student barriers Understand knowledge and experience, resource identification Source : http://elearnmag.acm.org/archive.cfm?aid=1966301 http://elearnmag.acm.org/archive.cfm?aid=1966301

5. Example Understanding the group Clarifying diversity, whilst discovering experience Achieves purpose and my own objectives Larger groups: Interaction and clustering Representative feedback Never heard of entrepreneurship until today Running a business

6. 2. Getting a Response Emphasise non-classroom learning Dependent on your role as an educator The power of Post-it notes The swapping technique

7. 3. Learners as individuals Learning styles already embedded in approach About identifying areas of interest / relevance Educator to be introduced to specialisms or unfamiliar contexts (e.g. Singapore)

8. Example Student generated content using educator tools 1.Identify topic (societal challenge issue) 2.Quick and dirty research 3.Feedback findings for discussion 4.Record discussion topics (on board) 5.Vote as a cohort (raise hand for top 3) 6.a) Design learning and skills outcomes in relation to these topics b) Or generate ideas in relation to these topics 7.Use of World Café toolkit Larger groups – cluster based approach to topic identification, voting using Turning Point

9. 4. Toolkits XING - Commercial awareness Ketso - Creative engagement World Café - Conversational process Belbin – Team Cooperation Colourblind – Advanced communication skills Available via Careers Service Staff Webpages: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/careers/academics/employability/case_studies.php