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UMMS CRIT Teaching & Leadership: Small Group Teaching
Susan J. Pasquale, PhDAssistant Provost Johnson & Wales University
UMMS CRIT 2012 Teaching & Learning: Small Group Teaching
Advancing Geriatrics Education (AGE) A UMMS initiative funded by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation
By the end of this module, you will be able to:
• Describe at least 1 key element of preparation for small group
teaching
• Identify at least 2 skills the effective facilitator needs to bring to
small group teaching
Learning Objectives
UMMS CRIT 2012 Teaching & Learning: Small Group Teaching
Advancing Geriatrics Education (AGE) A UMMS initiative funded by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation
Content & Process in Small Group Teaching
Content• Problem• Context• Knowledge• Skills• Attitudes
Process• Dialogue• Questioning• Collaboration• Activity• Interpersonal skills
UMMS CRIT 2012 Teaching & Learning: Small Group Teaching
Advancing Geriatrics Education (AGE) A UMMS initiative funded by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation
Criteria for an effective small group
• Climate
• Cooperative vs. competitive
• Active participation
• Distribution of leadership
• Enjoyable
• Content adequately & efficiently covered
• Evaluation an integral part
• Regular attendance
• Preparation by all
UMMS CRIT 2012 Teaching & Learning: Small Group Teaching
Advancing Geriatrics Education (AGE) A UMMS initiative funded by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation
What are some things a facilitator needs to do to prepare for small group teaching?
• Know audience
• Establish learning objectives
• Provide resources as needed
• Anticipate problems
• Determine group size room & other logistics
• Establish interpersonal elements– Ground rules– Role definitions & clarification of tasks
• Consider facilitation and interaction
UMMS CRIT 2012 Teaching & Learning: Small Group Teaching
Advancing Geriatrics Education (AGE) A UMMS initiative funded by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation
What are skills an effective facilitator needs to bring to small group teaching?
• Stop learners at critical points and ask them to elaborate on what
they are thinking
• Probe learners’ understanding of principles and concepts
• Summarize what is known and not known about the problem/issue
at hand
• Build on comments made by learners
UMMS CRIT 2012 Teaching & Learning: Small Group Teaching
Advancing Geriatrics Education (AGE) A UMMS initiative funded by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation
What are skills an effective facilitator needs to bring to small group teaching? (cont)
• Before intervening, listen as learners develop their ideas through
prolonged periods of discussion with one another
• Encourage learners to:– Listen fully to each other– Tolerate silence– Interrupt one another infrequently– Focus on areas in which they feel the greatest confusion or lack of
knowledge– Assess their learning needs
UMMS CRIT 2012 Teaching & Learning: Small Group Teaching
Advancing Geriatrics Education (AGE) A UMMS initiative funded by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation
Question and Probe the Reasoning Process with Different Types of Questions
Cognitive Domain
• Exploratory: What evidence supports…?
• Challenge: How else might we account…?
• Cause-and-Effect: If X happens, then…?
• Hypothetical: What if…?
• Summary: What are one or two important insights…?
UMMS CRIT 2012 Teaching & Learning: Small Group Teaching
Advancing Geriatrics Education (AGE) A UMMS initiative funded by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation
Group Techniques
• Buzz groups
• Brainstorming
• Snowball (or pyramids)
• Nominal
• Role play
• Jigsaw (or crossover)
• Fishbowl
• Plenary
• Case-based
UMMS CRIT 2012 Teaching & Learning: Small Group Teaching
Advancing Geriatrics Education (AGE) A UMMS initiative funded by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation
Evaluating a Discussion
• Were a variety of perspectives explored?
• Was the discussion open-ended and did it generate new questions?
• Was the discussion appreciative of difference and open to frank
disagreements?
• Was the discussion respectful? Collaborative?
• How clearly were ideas communicated?
• How well did the discussion lead to a deeper understanding? New
knowledge?
• Are you feeling more confident about leading discussions? Why?
UMMS CRIT 2012 Teaching & Learning: Small Group Teaching
Advancing Geriatrics Education (AGE) A UMMS initiative funded by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation