Structure for session on small group work

1. SMALL GROUP WORK
CEL260

2. ROUND
“How do you use small group activities in your
teaching and with whom?” – 30 seconds

3. PAIRS – ACTIVE LISTENING
• IN PAIRS
• Each talk to this question: “What is your
biggest concern with small group activity?”
– Divide into A and B
– A talks for 90 seconds and B listens without talking
or taking notes JUST LISTENING
– B summarises what A said in 1 minute
• Swap around

4. SNOWBALL ACTIVITY
• INDIVIDUALLY “1 minute paper”:
– what are the 3 main things you have gained from
the course so far?
– what are the 3 main challenges you face at the
moment on this course?
• IN GROUPS OF 3
– Share your lists

5. MINDMAPPING
• In groups of 6 produce a mind map capturing
your learning on the course so far. You can think
of learning in terms of:
– Knowledge (‘what’ learnt)
– Processes (engaging with learning)
– Organisation
• Remember to use the structure advised in the
video
– Main categories are like chapter titles
– Subsidiary categories are like sub-headings