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Talk partners
Overview of how to design a 'Talk partners' digital learning activity.
29 April 2021
As a plenary or a starter to a session, students share with a partner:
- 3 new things they have learnt,
- what they found easy,
- what they found difficult,
- someting they would like to learn in the future.
Example instructions for students
In pairs, discuss 3 new things you have learnt or what you found easy or difficult or something you would like to learn in the future.听
Why use it听
- To build confidence听
- To encourage reflection听
- To foster a sense of community听
- To share different perspectives on the same topic听
- To recall knowledge听听
- To 鈥榯est the water鈥櫶�
- (Possibly more feasible in smaller groups/ with a seminar type setting)听
When to use it
Depending on purpose:听听
- at the beginning as a way to recall existing knowledge听
- in the middle to clarify points or formulate questions听
- at the end of the question to check understanding and outstanding points听
- as a reflective tool听
Digital tools that might be used
厂测苍肠丑谤辞苍辞耻蝉:听
- break-up rooms听(with some preparation)听
- 肠丑补迟听
- Teams meeting听
- Proximity apps听
Please build in preparation time if you split students in pairs/small groups as they will need to get to know each other.
础蝉测苍肠丑谤辞苍辞耻蝉:听
- 颁丑补迟听
- 罢别补尘蝉听
- 贵辞谤耻尘蝉听
- Moodle workshop听
Speed of set up time听
1 minute to 30 minutes听depending on resources involved and planning the structure.
Workload
Depending on resources involved and planning the structure:
- To define the activity听
- To prepare questions听
- To establish an etiquette with the students听
听This activity may become easier and more spontaneous if repeated throughout the modules/the sessions听
Other resources
- Proximity apps听
- annotation software听听
- 飞丑颈迟别产辞补谤诲听
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