In early May, I had the good fortune to go to the iT Summit . I often feel like I have a good grasp on the tech end of things so my goal with conferences is to pick up as many instructional strategies as I can so I can share them out with my staff. I consider myself somewhere between a tech advocate and tech evangelist so the gleaning and sharing fits well with my M.O. One of the interesting questioning/responding models that I picked up this year comes via Dean Shareski .
After watching an activity like watching a video, reading a book, doing a lab, etc. have students respond using an AEIOU approach:
A: Adjective – a word or two that describes something they saw or learned (synthesis) E: Emotion – describe how a particular part of the learning made you feel (stories should evoke an emotion, so it’s right to acknowledge them) I: Interesting – write something you found interesting about the content/topic (engagement in activity – students who say there wasn’t anything interesting could answer “what was the least interesting part”) O: Oh! – describe something that caused you to say “Oh!” (reflection of own