Posted by gardenergirl on December 10, 2005, at 12:34:22
In reply to Re: I really feel dense :( » Dinah, posted by fallsfall on December 9, 2005, at 23:22:23
The small group discussions I have participated in at conferences and in classes have been more like conversations and regular discussions. There might be a list of suggested questions (as falls provided) that "should" be covered or can be covered. A lot of times, small groups break up to discuss something and then the entire group reforms, and someone from each group sort of summarizes the discussion for the main group.
So the small groups could all talk about the same general ideas and see where things go..remember, it's just a conversation. Then everyone could re-group and discuss the topic or topics as a whole.
Or, each small group could have a difference focus or set of general questions, and then when the whole group gets back together, each group reports, and the whole group benefits from hearing about the conversations of the other groups.
Usually the presenter, in this case Dr. Bob, will begin the session by giving a talk giving background etc. In this case, about Babble. Then he might suggest some structure or procedure for the small groups.
At least that's how my experience with this type of thing usually goes.
gg
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