Taiwan Tour, December 15-24, 2011 Sandro Formica , Ph.D. - www.sandroformica.com

Sandro Formica Florida International University

“Collective

Intelligence

Always Wins Over

Individual

Intelligence”

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Open Space – Allowing Students To Share What is Important to Them

Facilitation of Learning: In Classroom

• Socratic Circles

• Think Pair-Share

• Quizzes

• Multiple Presentations

• Final Presentation IN FRONT OF INDUSTRY EXECUTIVES

Common Characteristic of Most Learning Strategies: Rigid Rules

Facilitation of Learning: Out of Classroom

Best Deals and Ideas? During the

Coffee Break

Solution?

Open Space

Setup One (flexible setting)

Setup Two (fixed setting)

Topics: Action-Centered Tactics & Strategies very few or no participants

Topics: Industry-Centered Issues two to five participants

Topics: Diversity-Centered Issues

very popular

Here are The Rules of Open Space…

Going Specific…

• Length of each seminar? 30 to 60 min

• Max number of sessions: 3

• Evaluation Process?

• Criteria for Success?

Open Space For Questions Now!

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